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The must-watch NRL games early in season 2024
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NRL
Sharks big winners as 2024 NRL draw released
NRL CEO Andrew Abdo insists the league's draw is as fair as it possibly can be after Cronulla emerged as the biggest winners out of the globetrotting 2024 schedule.
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PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
Kiwis flog Australia in record Pacific Cup final win
New Zealand gave Australia their heaviest ever defeat and a rugby league lesson for the ages in a record-breaking 30-0 Pacific Cup final win in Hamilton.
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NRL
Clearly warns rivals of 'risk' in mega Luai offers
Ivan Cleary has warned any club offering Jarome Luai big money to make him their main man is taking a risk, as the Penrith star prepares to talk with NRL rivals.
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RUGBY LEAGUE
INTERNATIONALS
Kangaroos thump Kiwis ahead of Pacific decider
Lindsay Collins has proved an unlikely hero for the Kangaroos, scoring two tries to help the Australians to a rousing 36-18 win over New Zealand in their Pacific Nations Championships league clash in Melbourne.
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Jillaroos' streak ended by Ferns in Pacific clash
Australia's seven-year seven-game winning streak against New Zealand is over with the Jillaroos falling 12-6 in their Pacific Championships clash in Melbourne.
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RUGBY LEAGUE
INTERNATIONALS
Kangaroos can boost league in USA: Meninga
Australia coach Mal Meninga would love to take Test match rugby league to the United States as the NRL continues to explore avenues into the lucrative American sports market.
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Pacific Championships Week 3: Kiwis set to cause upset
The Pacific Championships head into the last games before the finals and Australia faces a red-hot New Zealand team set to rattle some cages.
RUGBY LEAGUE
INTERNATIONALS
Kiwis crush Samoa to book Pacific RL final with Aussies
New Zealand are headed for the Pacific Nations rugby league championship final after firing an ominous warning to Australia with a crushing 50-0 win over Samoa.
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NRL
Eddie says rugby isn't dying, jokes about poaching Cleary
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- NRL cap exemptions to aid rugby raids: Abdo
- NRLW Origin Crowd record set for 2024
- Women's State of Origin set for three games
- PNG Kumuls blitz Fiji to win Pacific Bowl final
- Ex-Panthers' tales are Penrith's best sale to Luai
- Dragons lead race for Warriors' Fonua-Blake
- Charges against Latrell, Wighton dismissed
- Fiji overpower PNG in Pacific Bowl clash
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ESPN's 2023 crystal ball prediction
With the curtain closed on another wildly unpredictable year, we've asked our ESPN experts to pull out their crystal balls to predict the future.
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Australia's athlete Power Rankings
Our team of reporters and editors have come up with a list of 25 of Australia's biggest sports personalities, judging them across onfield and offield influence, star power, potential, longevity, and talent.
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Biggest Australian headlines of 2022
We've asked our ESPN experts to look back through the year and list their five biggest headlines for each code, while explaining their choice for the biggest headline of the year.
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