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Rugby League World Cup plans in turmoil after France pull plug on 2025

France become second host to bail on hosting the 2025 tournament due to financial difficulties leaving international rugby league facing yet more turmoil and chaos

Daily Mirror

Leeds Rhinos suffer Sam Walters blow as young forward makes decision on future

Walters will leave the club at the end of the season.

Leeds Live

Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne jailed for raping woman in the Hunter

The former footballer's dramatic fall from grace is complete.

Newcastle Herald

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Through many rugby league lives and 300 NRL games, St George Illawarra's Ben Hunt has never stopped fighting

Ben Hunt has endured plenty of trials and tribulations through his long NRL career. Now preparing for his 300th first-grade match, the Queensland Origin star shows no sign of slowing down, writes Nick Campton.

ABC News

Outback Rugby League returns to remote NSW communities

After a near-death last year and months of hard work behind the scenes, the Wilcannia Boomerangs and Menindee Yabbies have rejoined a four-team competition.

ABC News

Nicho Hynes's journey to NRL superstardom to come full circle when he faces Manly Sea Eagles

Nicho Hynes took the long way to NRL glory. It's a journey that began with his forgotten stint with the Manly Sea Eagles, writes Nick Campton.

ABC News

Hull KR's Lachlan Coote makes "tough" decision to retire after trophy-laden career

Australian full-back, 33, won three successive Grand Finals with St Helens and a Challenge Cup before bringing his quality to the Robins but he'll call time on a glittering career at the end of the season

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NRL chair Peter V’landys widely criticised for saying sports gambling is ‘entertainment’

Public health experts warn that major sporting codes have allowed themselves to become vehicles for the promotion and normalisation of gambling

The Guardian - AU

Woman sexually assaulted by Jarryd Hayne speaks up ahead of his sentencing

The victim says she had the "world at her feet" before the night of the assault and has found social media comments about her case "extremely difficult".

ABC News

Leeds Rhinos pair dragged apart following heated post-match bust-up

The incident took place minutes after Leeds Rhinos' defeat to Salford Red Devils.

Leeds Live

Sheffield Eagles soaring again after long road from Challenge Cup glory

Club is thriving again despite doomed merger and nomadic existence since remarkable Challenge Cup success in 1998

The Guardian - UK

Despite another Magic Round win, the Penrith Panthers look tired after three long years

The Panthers get the win in their Magic Round clash with the Warriors, but the back-to-back premiers are definitely looking closer to the chasing pack than at any point since 2019, writes Jon Healy.

ABC News

Loose bull runs wild during warm-up for Super League clash as players scarper for cover

Catalans Dragons owner Bernard Guasch organised a parade before Friday night's game against St Helens at the Stade Gilbert Brutus... but it proved to be a regrettable decision

Daily Mirror

Queensland determined to keep the NRL's highly successful Magic Round in Brisbane

The city gets $30 million in kickbacks for tackling the logistical nightmare that is eight NRL games in three days at one stadium. Several states have approached the NRL for hosting rights.

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This is why NRL teams get two competition points when they have the bye

NRL teams getting points for the bye has thrown the competition ladder into chaos. But why does it happen in the first place?

The Guardian - AU

‘Is that satire?’: Outrage as Peter V’landys describes NRL as ‘wagering content’

Australian rugby league boss saying ‘quiet part out loud’ in quest to generate revenue from US betting market, anti-gambling advocate says

ABC News

A short history of the lowest-scoring matches in rugby league history

After a grand final finished 1-0 over the weekend, take a walk down memory lane with some of the lowest-scoring matches in Australian rugby league history.

The Guardian - AU

Australian rugby’s ‘code war’ is little more than a Punch and Judy show for public titillation

League and union have been at loggerheads of late but sport is a free market and players have long switched codes

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The Independent UK

Jodie Cunningham says NRLW interest in England players is ‘brilliant news’

Hollie-Mae Dodd and Georgia Roche have signed for Canberra Raiders and Newcastle Knights respectively.

Leeds Live

RFL appoint Leeds Rhinos legend Jamie Jones-Buchanan in new board role

The RFL have appointed Jamie Jones-Buchanan MBE to a new role as a Board Observer.

The Guardian - UK

‘Never give up’: trio’s rise from day jobs and dejection to Wane’s England

Tyler Dupree, James Harrison and Matty Ashton have left part-time rugby league behind and are now in line to face France on Saturday

ABC News

Albert Hopoate was a child star whose NRL career was nearly over before it began. Now he's making up for lost time

Albert Hopoate was once one of the top junior footballers in the country. After injuries nearly ended his career, he's making up for lost time at the highest level.

ABC News

Dragons' Zac Lomax wants NRL security 'taken up a notch' but downplays pitch invader encounter

St George Illawarra player Zac Lomax has supported calls for more security at NRL games but says he is unfazed by an encounter with a pitch invader during his team's loss to the Sydney Rosters on Anzac Day.

The Guardian - AU

NRL seeking to cash in on ‘absolute revolution’ in online sports gambling in US

League executives will travel to Las Vegas to negotiate city hosting a pair of round one games and tap into booming betting market

ABC News

Raiders legend Jack Wighton's switch to South Sydney shocks and disappoints Canberra fans

Canberra fans take aim at the disruption caused by mid-season NRL contract negotiations after Jack Wighton signs with the Rabbitohs.

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