Christian Nicolussi

6 days ago | theage.com.au | Billie Eder |Christian Nicolussi

LoadingKey posts1 of 1Pinned post from 3.32pmWho will win? 3.36pmNSW nearly lost Cleary and Moses to injury. Who are the halves next in line? By Christian NicolussiNSW coaching staff planned to move Connor Watson into the halves for Origin II had Nathan Cleary broken down with a groin injury early in the game. Cleary injured his adductor while practising goal-kicking at Tuesday’s captain’s run, and was only passed fit to start after the warm-up on Wednesday night.

6 days ago | smh.com.au | Billie Eder |Christian Nicolussi

Pinned post from By Christian NicolussiNewly appointed Perth Bears assistant coach Ben Gardiner will replace Mal Meninga in the top job at the NRL’s newest franchise from 2029. Sources with knowledge of the situation not authorised to speak publicly confirmed Gardiner, who this week inked a five-year deal with the expansion club, will spend two seasons under head coach Meninga when the Bears enter the competition in 2027 before taking the reins himself.

1 week ago | stuff.co.nz | Christian Nicolussi |Joseph Pearson |Mat Kermeen |Liam O'Loughlin

Jarome Luai's Origin return overshadowed by suspected eye gougeJarome Luai returned to State of Origin in controversial fashion after being placed on report for a possible eye-gouging offence during NSW’s dramatic 26-24 loss to Queensland at Perth Stadium on Wednesday night. Luai was involved in a tackle midway through the first half when he was attempting to strip the ball from Maroons forward Reuben Cotter.

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Billie Eder |Dan Walsh |Kayla Olaya |Christian Nicolussi

Pinned post from By Christian NicolussiBilly Slater has been forced to apologise to the family of Paul Green after referencing the late Queensland coach during an emotional State of Origin press conference yesterday. Slater has come under fire after referencing Green on Tuesday during a press conference in Perth, when answering a question about being called a “grub” by former NSW forward Aaron Woods in the lead-up to tonight’s game. Read the full story here.

2 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Christian Nicolussi

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It was late 2000 or early 2021 when radio king Alan Jones picked up the phone to South Sydney icon George Piggins and called a meeting. Souths had just lost their Federal Court case against News Limited after claiming they had been wrongfully excluded from the new 14-team NRL competition.