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V'Landys, expansion, rule changes: Is the NRL heading in the right direction?
With the NRL charging ever onwards, we pause to ponder; where does the game we all love currently stand?
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ROUND 7
V'Landys, expansion, rule changes: Is the NRL heading in the right direction?
ROUND 7
Surely the Bunnies bounce back; the Knights upset the Chooks?
The 2026 NRL season continues to confuse and confound, providing plenty of headaches for tippers throughout the year. Tipping all the winners each weekend is near impossible, so we'll give you some extra help with three standout games.
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Midweek mail: Tigers laud Luai's impact as return nears
The 2026 NRL season rolls on to Round 7, with a new feeling of optimism around Manly -- particularly if they can land an off-contract Origin star.
AROUND THE GROUNDS
Rabbitohs and Sharks blow it, Taumalolo tramples and Bulldogs blitz it
The upsets continued over the weekend, starting with the biggest of them all as the Bulldogs toppled the Panthers. The Storm's woes continued, while the Rabbitohs and Sharks really should have won their games in the Perth.
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ROUND 6
SUNDAY'S GAMES
Real deal: Tigers strike to stay in NRL's top two
Wests Tigers can officially believe again after a 42-22 pummelling of Newcastle kept them in the NRL's top two courtesy of their best winning streak in eight years.
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SATURDAY'S GAMES
ROUND 6
Top Headlines
- Dolphin banned for shot that hospitalised Panther
- Nathan Cleary sinks Dolphins in golden point
- Raiders' Sasagi sizzles as Storm sink to new low
- NRL teams: Luai back for Tigers, Brown for Knights
- Stuart on six-agains: 'Lost fabric of the game'
- 'Super genes': Crichton a chance of early return
- Dogs' Bula pursuit seems over as Tracey re-signs
- Dragons young gun Tonga requests release
- Dufty to play first NRL game in nearly four years
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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.
