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Tigers survive Koroisau sin-binning to down Raiders
Api Koroisau's hopes of winning a State of Origin recall could be at the hands of the NRL's match review committee after the hooker was sin-binned in Wests Tigers 31-14 win over Canberra.
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NRL 2026 Big Board 6: Bai rises, Makasini falls, and two new names emerge
MIDWEEK MAIL
Midweek mail: McLean keen to tackle mentor Brown
The 2026 NRL season rolls on to Round 8, and while Manly will be missing Tommy Turbo, there's a replacement 'quicker than pretty much everyone' ready to go.
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ROUND 8
PREVIEW
Sea Eagles certainties, guess work on who wins the Cowboys, Sharks clash
Will shock losers from last week bounce back? Will the Dragons rise from the ashes of the Shane Flanagan reign? Are the Cowboys serious contenders or hopeless pretenders? Will the Storm win another game this season, and if so, when?
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The Warriors soar, awful Dogs take a dive, Storm misery continues
ROUND 7
ROUND 7
SATURDAY'S GAMES
ROUND 7
Top Headlines
- Broncos B-team belt toothless Bulldogs
- Drinkwater dazzles as Cowboys sink Sharks in try-fest
- NRL teams: Dragons axe Kyle, Critta back for Dogs
- Midweek mail: McLean keen to tackle mentor Brown
- Koroisau faces big ban as Tigers slam refereeing
- Dolphins pocket rocket set to soar at centre
- Women's Origin teams revealed as Elliot returns
- Reed debunks Flanagan theory ahead of debut
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ESPN's way-too-early NRL predictions
ESPN's NRL experts have turned their attention to 2026 for their way-too-early predictions.
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Must-see games of the first four rounds of the 2026 season
The 2026 NRL draw has been released. So, to whet your appetite for the upcoming season, we've picked out the must-watch games from the opening four rounds.
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Rugby's rebel league explained: Everything you need to know about R360
R360's start date has officially been kicked down the road to 2028. Perhaps now we will start to see some of the detail it currently lacks. So what exactly do, and don't we know about, it?
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State of Origin: The all-time records and statistics
The State of Origin series started in 1980 and since that very first encounter we have witnessed 129 games and seen plenty of amazing rugby league.
