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NRL 2026 trial games: Spotlight on marquee recruits
TOP HEADLINES
Failure is not an option after Rabbitohs sign once-in-a-generation player Haas
NRL 2026 Big Board: Ranking the best young talents in the game
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2026 SEASON
Everything to know about the 2026 NRL season
ESPN has everything you need to know as we head towards kick-off in the 2026 NRL season.
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The 2026 NRL Preseason Challenge: Trial games schedule
The NRL Pre-season Challenge is here as all the teams hit the paddock in preparation for the start of the 2026 season.
The Zac Lomax saga explained: Why Eels, Origin winger are headed for court
ESPN's 2026 crystal ball predictions for all major Australian codes
Aussie athlete Power Rankings: Who takes the crown in 2025?
WESTS TIGERS WOES
National Rugby League
Tigers turmoil laid bare; PVL set to intervene
Ousted Wests Tigers chair Barry O'Farrell has slammed the club's owners' decision to remove him and three other independent directors, labelling it a "brain fart".
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What's on your NRL club's Christmas wish list?
Top Headlines
- Flegler returns with a bang in Dolphins' NRL loss
- Haas slams claims of Broncos coach fall out
- New Tigers deal for fan favourite elder statesman
- Moses ready to feel free alongside Pezet at Eels
- Sione Fainu signs new deal at Wests Tigers
- Knights launch Brown era as Titans turn to Bai
- Moses backs Eels amid messy Lomax case
- Adam Reynolds to retire after saving Broncos
- Broncos superstar signs 3-year deal with Souths
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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.
