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James Maloney, Gareth Widdop, Boyd Cordner, Cameron Smith, Darius Boyd, Tohu Harris , Greg Inglis and Paul Gallen pose during the 2018 NRL Finals Series Launch.
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Jasper Bruce

NRL premiership winner announces shock retirement

He was set to lead his team into the 2025 season but a crippling injury has forced the champion player to call it quits.

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Ezra Mam accepted a nine-game NRL ban for his driving charges. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)
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Joel Gould

Mam back on the field for the Broncos

Ezra Mam took the first steps on his path to redemption with teammates on Tuesday.

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Russell Crowe angrily denied a report he wanted to sell his share in South Sydney.
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Ben McClellan

Why Albo thinks Rusty won’t sell his stake in Rabbits

The PM has chimed in after Russell Crowe went nuclear over a report he wanted out of the NRL club he helped resurrect to its former glory.

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Russell Crowe and Souths coach Wayne Bennett in 2019.
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NRL
Ben McClellan

Russell Crowe says Souths NRL reports are “bulls***’

Hollywood superstar Russell Crowe says reports he is looking to offload his stake in the South Sydney Rabbitohs NRL franchise are ‘bulls***’.

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Brisbane's Ezra Mam will miss the first nine Broncos games of next season. (Russell Freeman/AAP PHOTOS)
NRL
Scott Bailey and Joel Gould

Mam accepts nine-game NRL ban, cops $120,000 in fines

Brisbane star Ezra Mam has accepted a nine-game NRL ban for his driving charges, while a $90,000 club fine has taken his financial penalties to $120,000.

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NRL player Ezra Mam avoided a conviction after driving with a cocktail of drugs in his system.
NRL
Matt Shrivell

NRL star learns punishment after drug-driving crash

Broncos star Ezra Mam has been slapped with breach notice and lengthy ban by the NRL following an off-season drug driving incident.

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James Maloney’s son Kade (left) went missing.
NRL
Harrison Reid

NRL great’s family shares major update after search for teenage son

James Maloney’s 14-year-old son disappeared late on Saturday night.

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Mam was taken to hospital after his head-on collision in October.
NRL
Digital Staff

NRL star’s driving ‘disgrace’ exposed as new details surface

The 21-year-old’s full list of traffic penalties and punishments have been laid bare for all to see.

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Ezra Mam and his lawyers outside the Brisbane Magistrates on Monday.
NRL
Fraser Barton

Government weighs in on NRL star’s ‘disgraceful’ penalty

There is a sudden push for law reform after the 21-year-old was punished with a ‘slap on the wrist’.

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Cam McInnes says he understands why some NRL players still train after suffering a concussion. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)
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Joanna Guelas and Scott Bailey

The dark secret of NRL’s concussion crisis

New figures on head knocks will raise the alarm with teams across the league as one of the sport’s toughest men makes a frank admission about the issue.

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Uncle Colin Hunter often performs ‘Welcome to Country’ ceremonies at AFL games.
NRL
Digital Staff

‘Welcome to Country’ debate explodes as club issues statement

The Melbourne powerhouse has been forced to explain its actions.

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Brisbane Broncos NRL player Ezra Mam arrives at the Brisbane Magistrates Court.
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NRL
Matt Shrivell

NRL star speaks after drug-drive crash sentence

One of the NRL’s biggest stars has spoken after being sentenced for causing a horror crash while driving with drugs in his system and injuring a woman and child.

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By signing a $600 million Rugby League deal with Papua New Guinea on Thursday, the Albanese Government has effectively locked out any attempt by Beijing to establish a national security foothold in Port Moresby for the next decade. 
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Nicole Smith and Ben McClellan

Has $600m NRL deal tackled China’s major Pacific ambitions?

There’s few similarities between the rough and ready game of rugby league and chess. But Australia has used the football code to play a soft power gambit in its geopolitical chess game with China.

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Port Moresby was plagued by civil unrest earlier in rhe year
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Jasper Bruce and Scott Bailey

PNG PM’s safety promise to NRL players

James Marape has outlined what his government will do to make Port Moresby safer for the new team.

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Anthony Albanese has welcomed PNG to the NRL.
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Ben McClellan

Pacific politics funding twist in PNG NRL team deal

The Australian Government has inserted a key clause in the funding package for our nearest neighbour to further keep China at bay in the Pacific, as Aussies welcome the country to the NRL.

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