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The Queensland Rugby League is seeking an exemption from the NRL in a bid for Ronaldo Mulitalo to play for the Maroons.
New Zealand-born Mulitalo was the hard luck story before game two of the Ampol State of Origin series after an eligibility drama forced Queensland to withdraw the devastated Cronulla winger just hours before what would have been his debut.
Mulitalo - who has played for the Queensland under 18s and 20s - was given the Origin II nod after Reece Walsh went down with a hamstring injury on match eve.
However, the NSWRL asked the NRL to investigate the 21-year-old former Australian Schoolboys star s eligibility after a 2019 QRL website article surfaced in which Mulitalo claimed he arrived in the country from New Zealand a month shy of turning 14.
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Queensland State of Origin fans who nabbed free beanies at game one earlier this month are urged to stop using the product and keep it away from young children, after a recall was issued over fears it could pose a choking risk.
On Monday the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued an urgent recall of beanies handed out as part of a promotional giveaway during the State of Origin game on June 9 at the Queensland Country Bank Stadium, in Townsville.
The recall notice applies to adult and teen size LED light-up Maroons beanies distributed by Queensland Rugby League, with fears one element could be deadly to children.
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Israel Folau has been released by Catalans Dragons and could debut for Southport Tigers as early as Saturday.
Folau made a $50,000 payment to Catalans to seal the release, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.
The release is likely to halt Supreme Court action against the Queensland Rugby League by Folau, who is being backed by Tigers patron and billionaire businessman Clive Palmer. The controversial superstar could now play for Southport against Currumbin Eagles this weekend in the Gold Coast competition; which sits on the third tier of elite rugby league. Israel remains one of the best rugby league players in Queensland and Australia, Palmer, who earlier called for Queensland to pick Folau in State of Origin III, said in a statement on Tuesday.