Blues break Queensland Reds hearts after post-siren try seals epic comeback win, rising star scores epic hat-trick

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Vern Cotter’s Blues have broken the hearts of the Queensland Reds by scoring after the whistle to seal an epic come-from-behind win in Brisbane on Saturday night. The Reds looked like they would pull off one of the upsets of the season when 20-year-old rising star Tim Ryan ran away to score his third try […]

Cleary’s kicks the difference as Panthers rearguard action keeps Cowboys at bay in epic stand

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Penrith have won plenty of games under Ivan Cleary, but few can have seen them have to grit it out as much as this one. On a hot night in Townsville, the Panthers were asked to defend for their lives, enduring pressure upon pressure from a Cowboys side that threw the kitchen sink, but repelled […]

Western Force ‘let slip’ another match in huge blow to finals hopes in one-try game – but it’s not all bad news

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Nic White summed it up. It was a step forward but “you’ve got to feel like that’s just another one that we’ve let slip through our fingers”. It was indeed, as the Force went down 7-6 in a tale of missed chances. In total, there were 38 turnovers. The Highlanders made 18, the Force 20. […]

Koroisau limps out of Tigers’ defeat to Broncos after being cruelled by the harshest Bunker call of the year

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It was already going horrendously for Benji Marshall and the Tigers, 22-0 down at the hour mark, when their captain walked off the field. To call Api Koroisau the most important player at the club is to understate how much they need him. Any injury to the Fijian hooker is an injury to the entire […]

BREAKING: MRO verdict IN as Saints goalsneak learns fate for dangerous tackle

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St Kilda forward Jack Higgins has been hit with a three-match suspension for the dangerous tackle that concussed Aliir Aliir in the Saints’ loss to Port Adelaide. Higgins tackled the bigger Aliir to ground during the second quarter at the Adelaide Oval, with the defender’s head hitting the ground as he attempted to kick. Aliir […]