‘Kid wonder’: Lancaster, Gordon shine as Rebels take one giant step in locking in maiden Super Rugby finals berth

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The Melbourne Rebels have taken a giant step toward securing a maiden finals berth after knocking over the Highlanders 47-31 on Saturday evening. On the back of a hat-trick to “kid wonder” Darby Lancaster and a double to playmaker Carter Gordon, the Rebels ran in seven tries to the Highlanders’ four to seal one of […]

Three and out: Souths lose trio in first half to slump to Sharks defeat that leaves Demetriou on brink

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Jason Demetriou’s tenure at South Sydney is almost certainly up after a 34-22 defeat at the hands of Cronulla that leaves the Bunnies 1-5 going into their first bye of the year. While the results have been dreadful for Demetriou, there wasn’t much he could do about this: Souths lost three players before half time […]

Eels ease pressure on Arthur with crucial win over Cowboys despite Lussick’s bizarre ‘doozy’ of a blunder

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Parramatta eased the pressure on coach Brad Arthur with an upset 27-20 win over the Cowboys at CommBank Stadium on Saturday night despite an embarrassing blunder from hooker Joey Lussick which cost them a certain try. Speculation has started to swirl about Arthur’s long-term future as Eels coach with Wayne Bennett tossed up as a […]

DCE and Johnson put on masterclass as Warriors and Manly can’t be split after controversial Bunker call

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Manly and the Warriors have fought each other to a standstill in an epic 22-22 draw in Auckland, with Shaun Johnson and Daly Cherry-Evans rolling back the years at Mt Smart Stadium. The draw was, ultimately, the fairest result in an epic encounter between two sides who barely gave an inch across 90 brutal minutes. […]

NRL Judiciary: Milford set for ban as Dolphins playmaker problems continue, Papenhuyzen charged

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Anthony Milford‘s return to the NRL looks likely to be cut short after the halfback was hit with a two game ban for a shot on Broncos fullback Reece Walsh. Milford hit Walsh on suspicion, with the ball never anywhere near the Brisbane player, leading the judiciary to slap him with two weeks if he […]