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Fierce storm and comical boos greet Daly Cherry-Evans return to Brookvale
Daly Cherry-Evans returned to Brookvale Oval for the first time since his departure to the Sydney Roosters. The reception he received was both understandable and actually deeply complimentary.
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A new No.1 crowned, as a Cleary joins the fold
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Warriors on a roll, toss a coin for DCE's return
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 midweek mail R4: Panthers tie down rising star Cordell Arama
The 2026 NRL season has moved quickly towards Round 4, where the Sharks are already under the pump and questions around Jake Trbojevic's future at Manly continue to come.
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Panthers are roaring, Sharks sink and Munster lets the Storm down
The reigning premiers finally had a win, shocking everyone with an upset victory over the Storm in Melbourne. The Bulldogs did just enough to beat the Raiders and the Panthers were awesome as they dismembered the Roosters.
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Top Headlines
- Cowboys roar home to serve second loss for Storm
- Ciraldo blasts 'soft' traits in loss to Knights
- Dogs muzzled as Knight's Young grabs hat-trick
- Kieran Foran named Manly's interim coach
- Surging Tigers burst host Warriors' bubble
- Manly sack head coach Anthony Seibold
- Sailor gets court reprieve over drunken incidents
- Willie Peters agrees to coach PNG NRL side
- Saab banned as Manly's nightmare start continues
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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.
