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The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs have continued to add strength and depth to their backline for next season, with the signing of exciting Souths winger Braidon Burns on a two year deal.

The Bulldogs have continued to invest in youth for their future, with the re-signing of talented youngster, Aaron Schoupp, for a further three years,...

Kick-off times, TV times, team lists, match info and full preview for round 24 match between the St George Illawarra Dragons and North Queensland Cowboys

The pressure is ratcheting up on St George Illawarra with the dogfight for the final playoff spots intensifying, COVID breach bans still to be served and the red-hot Rabbitohs next on their agenda. The Dragons, who are locked in a three-way tie for seventh with Cronulla and Canberra while the Gold Coast and Newcastle lurk just one win back in a tie for 10th place, have no margin for error given their tough run home which includes a return bout with this weeks opponents. South Sydneys potent att...

TOOWOOMBA, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 25: Paul Vaughan of the Dragons celebrates scoring a try during the round three NRL match between the Gold Coast Titans and the St George Illawarra Dragons at Clive Berghofer Stadium on March 25, 2018 in Toowoomba, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images) Delisted St George Illawarra forward Paul Vaughan has signed a one-year deal with Canterbury. The club confirmed on Tuesday that the veteran forward has joined the Belmore club. ADVERTISEMENT Vaughan will...

If all goes to plan for coach Justin Holbrook, David Fifita wont start for Gold Coast any time soon after his bold call to unleash his marquee man from the bench had spectacular results on Sunday. A fired-up Fifita was unstoppable at times, wreaking havoc off the interchange to inspire a 32-10 thumping of St George Illawarra at Cbus Super Stadium and keep the Titans finals dream alive. It was almost men against boys as Fifita scored a barnstorming 34th-minute try and set up another, finishing w...

TIP NOW Fifita terrorised centre Ramsay and halfback Ben Hunt on the Dragons left edge and was on the field for just 11 minutes when he bumped them both off to score a freakish solo try. He was denied a second under the sticks early in the second half after he was stripped by Jack Bird, but in the next set he steamrolled Ramsay to set up Greg Marzhew with a flick pass to put the Titans ahead 18-6. The 21-year-old finished with a whopping eight tackle-breaks, two linebreaks, a try, a try-assist ...

Eels v Raiders, Thursday 7.50pm at Cbus Super Stadium Eels: Mitchell Moses has been ruled out of Thursday nights clash against the Raiders due to a back fracture suffered in Origin III so Jake Arthur will play halfback again this week. Tom Opacic is also out and his place in the centres is taken by Will Penisini on debut, while Blake Ferguson has been recalled for his first game since round 12 at the expense of Haze Dunster. Joey Lussick and Makahesi Makatoa were the first two players cut 24 ho...

Phil Gould comes online as Bulldogs football manager as of Monday, with 13 off-contract players and a dozen open roster spots his first priority. Goulds return to the club he coached to a title more than 30 years ago begins via Zoom due to Sydneys latest COVID-19 outbreak, and there is no clear answer on when he will actually meet Canterbury players face-to-face. Critical calls on several of their futures will likely come before then. As well as having nearly half of Trent Barretts top-30 roste...

One of the 13 Dragons players who was busted at an illegal house party amid Sydneys lockdown has admitted the group never thought theyd get caught. Josh Maguire, 31, attended the now-infamous barbecue at prop Paul Vaughans Shellharbour home, south of Sydney, on July 3. Vaughan was sacked while the dozen other players were given one match suspensions. Maguire, who joined St George Illawarra this season after previously starring for the Cowboys and Broncos, fronted the media and said he and his ...