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By Matt Bungarda day ago FShareTTweetQSMSWWhatsAppBEmailGJTumblrLLinkedIna day ago The Bunker was once again at the front and centre of an NRL contest, this time the Dragons were the unlucky recipients of a close call. Mikaele Ravalawa looked to have the opening try of the afternoon, but as the kick at goal was being lined up, the video ref intervened. It was ruled that a cut-out ball from Matt Dufty took a feather touch off backrower Josh Kerr running a decoy, before reaching centre Zac Lomax ...

Adam O’Brien will struggle to name 21 healthy Knights to face Gold Coast next Saturday after losing playmakers Mitchell Pearce, Kurt Mann and Tex Hoy to injury in a bruising 22-13 loss to St George Illawarra at McDonald Jones Stadium on Sunday. Pearce, who played his 300th NRL game seven days earlier, could be sidelined for several months after leaving the field in tears in the 25th minute suffering a suspected torn pectoral muscle. Hoy is expected to miss up to four games with a torn hamst...

Nothing to see here: Concussion-plagued NRL declared a safe workplace A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size In December 2020, Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V’landys announced a raft of law changes designed at improving the flow and spectacle of rugby league. “You’ve got to give the customer what they want,” he said. The announcement referenced changes made ahead of the 2021 season, w...

Josh Mansour has paid the price for South Sydneys loss to Melbourne and teenage playmaker Sam Walker has taken another step towards an NRL debut for Sydney Roosters. Mansour’s axing, along with Rabbitohs team-mate Jacob Host, and the selection of Walker in the Roosters squad are two of the major talking points from round two team selections. Among others is the return of Dragons five-eighth Corey Norman, Moses Mbye’s move to the Wests Tigers interchange and utility Cade Cust’s call-up for...

Sharks star accepts three-game NRL ban AAP 16/03/2021 Pamela Whaley © Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS Sharks Jesse Ramien (r) will sit out three NRL games after being sin-binned against the Dragons. Jesse Ramien will pay a big price for a high shot on St George Illawarra fullback Matt Dufty after taking an early guilty plea to a three-game stint on the sidelines. The Cronulla centre was facing a four-game ban for the ugly hit but on Tuesday pleaded guilty to the serious charge of r...

Ramien faces long ban for reckless hit AAP 15/03/2021 Scott Bailey © Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS Jesse Ramien (r) faces a four-match ban after being sin-binned for the Sharks against the Dragons. Jesse Ramien is set to pay the price for his high shot on Matt Dufty, with the Cronulla centre facing up to four games on the sidelines for the hit. The NRL on Monday levelled the more serious charge of a "reckless" high tackle against Ramien, which carries with it 400 demerit points. ...

Cronulla Sharks win scrappy clash with Dragons; Canberra Raiders beat Wests Tigers with dominant second half Posted SunSunday 14 updated SunSunday 14 Josh Dugan touched down first against his former club in a scrappy affair. ( Print text only Cancel The Cronulla Sharks have held on for a 32-18 victory over the St George Illawarra Dragons in a game that will leave both sets of fans wanting more from their teams. Five of the eight tries came after teams failed to diffuse kicks coming their way, ...

Disallowed tries proved costly for Dragons

St George Illawarra and Cronulla added another chapter to their heated traditional rivalry at Kogarah on Sunday night but the Sharks were the ones who came away triumphant.

Teddy opens his 2021 account The former Dragons and Bulldogs flyer was level with Andrew Ettinghausen on 165 at the start of the day but now sits on 168. He may get onto the podium by seasons end, just 12 behind Steve Menzies on 180. It would probably require another season to pass Billy Slater (190) and a few more to catch Ken Irvines all-time record of 212. Both Morris and fullback James Tedesco bagged hat-tricks, making them the first teammates to cross the stripe three times in the same...