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Sharks to topple Titans, Panthers in a coin toss, Rabbitohs the roughies
The 2026 NRL season is underway, and looks likely to provide plenty of headaches for tippers throughout the year, so we'll give you some extra help with three standout games.
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NRL teams: DCE to debut for Roosters at No.6
The 2026 NRL season is underway after the first two games were completed under the bright lights of Las Vegas. Now the rest of the competition has an opportunity to put two early points on the board.
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NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE
Zac Lomax's Storm move blocked, Eels win payout
Zac Lomax's audacious bid to join Melbourne has been blocked after the star winger agreed his NRL fate would remain in the hands of former club Parramatta for two years.
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2026 SEASON
Vegas opener reveals early premiership identities
The NRL's third venture to Las Vegas didn't just deliver highlight finishes and fairytale debuts - it delivered clarity.
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The Tigers must break the routine of heartbreak
DEFENDING CHAMPS
Reynolds: Brisbane are now the hunted
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NRL Preseason was a challenge to watch
Makasini, Walsh make moves up the rankings
STATE OF ORIGIN
V'landys finds the solution to a State of Origin problem that didn't really exist
With the ARLC announcing a change to the State of Origin eligibility rules to allow top-tier internationals to play, the question must be asked: Why?
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Internationals now eligible for league's Origin
The Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) has announced changes to the State of Origin eligibility rules which could see Tier 1 international players lining up for the Blues and Maroons this year.
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- NRL teams: DCE to debut for Roosters at No.6
- Eels' Matterson hits out over failed Lomax bid
- Raiders recruit at centre of NRL investigation
- V'landys maintains there's life left in Las Vegas
- 'Maybe they're watching': Burton could crack NFL
- Knights breathe as Fletcher avoids scare
- NRL looking at 'four cities' for global expansion
- Sources: Bears close in on Polish-born prop
- 'He could do it': Aussie NFL star tips Burton
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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.
