Penrith will shoot for four straight premierships after winning through to the NRL grand final with a 26-6 triumph over Cronulla on Saturday night. But superstar halfback Nathan Cleary will face the Melbourne Storm fresh from another painful blow to his injured shoulder late against the Sharks. He finished the preliminary final on the bench … Read more
Braydon Trindall has begun writing his own redemption story, helping end Cronulla’s finals drought and sending North Queensland packing with a 26-18 win at Allianz Stadium. With all eyes on Nicho Hynes, it was halves partner Trindall who delivered for the Sharks as they set up a preliminary final against three-time defending-premiers Penrith next Saturday … Read more
Shaun Johnson has put the perfect full stop on his career, leading the Warriors to a come-from-behind 30-28 win over Cronulla with his last touch in the NRL. Playing the last of his 268 NRL games before retirement, Johnson threw a perfect 15-metre cut-out ball for Dallin Watene-Zelezniak to score in the final minute. The … Read more
A ropeable Benji Marshall has apologised to Wests Tigers fans after his side were on the wrong end of a 58-6 NRL demolition at the hands Cronulla. In their first outing since halfback Nicho Hynes was ruled out for eight weeks with an ankle injury, the Sharks ran in 10 tries to snap a run … Read more
The NRL has turned its 2025 Las Vegas venture into a nine-hour extravaganza, with its season-opening double-header, women’s Test match and Super League fixture all to be played on the same day. League bosses confirmed the game’s worst-kept secret on Tuesday, with Penrith, Cronulla, Canberra and the Warriors bound for Vegas next year. The matches … Read more
A Cronulla Sharks junior will not play in a New South Wales Rugby League sanctioned competition again unless he covers up a pair of abhorrent and homophobic tattoos that have emerged on social media. The young player has received an official warning from his club. He was seen in a NSWRL social media post with … Read more
Nicho Hynes’ training load will need to be modified if he is picked for State of Origin, Cronulla coach Craig Fitzgibbon said after his halfback reported calf tightness the day before the NSW team announcement for game one. Going into the game as the favourite to snare the Blues’ No.7 jersey, Hynes wobbled to his … Read more
