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NSW and Queensland officials are awaiting details around the status of the 18th man in State of Origin before finalising preparations for their team camps ahead of the series opener at the MCG on June 9. The squads for Origin I will be named on May 31 and this years series is the first in which the Blues and Maroons will carry an 18th man after the ARLC recently approved teams using an extra reserve if they have a players ruled out by foul play or lose three to HIAs in a game. However, it is ye...

2021 NRL season: Round 9 preview A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size We have a blockbuster slate of matches to look forward to this weekend, with two top-five showdowns, a Queensland derby and the continuation of the suburban rivalry between the Dragons and Bulldogs at Kogarah Oval. The Rabbitohs will be keen to settle a score after losing to the Storm in Round 1, having since won seven straight matches, whil...

Blight on the game: Stuart laments common-sense calls "I’m finding my lungs, which took me a long time, even individually I am just trying to get my fundamentals right and I think I am on the way to [achieving] that.” Halfback Williams appeared to walk out of the GIO stadium without too much discomfort and Raiders officials are hopeful he will make next Saturdays trip to Wagga to play Newcastle. If the classy English halfback fails to overcome his hamstring strain, Wighton is confident the ...

NRL referees boss Jared Maxwell has backed the calls that led to two tries to Raiders five-eighth Jack Wighton being disallowed in Thursday night’s 34-20 loss to South Sydney in Canberra. Raiders coach Ricky Stuart questioned the decisions by the Bunker and told reporters at the post-match press conference: “Anybody with common sense in regard to rugby league knows that they were two tries”. However, Maxwell – the NRL’s GM elite officiating – said both rulings were “spot on” as ...

His side might have made it seven in a row with the 34-20 win over Canberra, but South Sydney coach Wayne Bennett is far from satisfied.

Rugby League by Andrew McMurtry 30th Apr 2021 5:32 AM The Canberra Raiders have lost four straight games for the first time since the 2018 season after South Sydney claimed a 34-20 win in Canberra. Before the game, big guns Josh Hodgson and Josh Papalii were left out of the side before halfback George Williams suffered a hamstring injury in the warn up. Watch The 2021 NRL Telstra Premiership Live & On-Demand with No Ad-Breaks Duri...

Rugby League by Andrew McMurtry 30th Apr 2021 5:32 AM The Canberra Raiders have lost four straight games for the first time since the 2018 season after South Sydney claimed a 34-20 win in Canberra. Before the game, big guns Josh Hodgson and Josh Papalii were left out of the side before halfback George Williams suffered a hamstring injury in the warn up. Watch The 2021 NRL Telstra Premiership Live & On-Demand with No Ad-Breaks Duri...

Dynamic winger Alex Johnston scored two tries for South Sydney who outclassed and outlasted Canberra 34-20 at GIO Stadium on Thursday night. Johnston starred for the Rabbitohs alongside fullback Cody Walker, veteran playmaker Benji Marshall and captain Adam Reynolds, who crucially kicked five conversions and two penalty goals. The Rabbitohs Benji Marshall looks to evade a tackler.  Photo by Mark Nolan/Getty Images The Raiders - who suffered their fourth loss in a row - made a late surge howeve...

South Sydney have have held off a fast-finishing Canberra side to score a 34-20 victory in their round eight NRL match at GIO Stadium.

Raiders coach Ricky Stuart said anybody with rugby league "common sense" would have awarded Jack Wighton a pair of tries denied for obstruction in his side's 34-20 loss to South Sydney.