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Kiwi league halfback Jahrome Hughes hopes mercenaries don't take advantage of State of Origin's new eligibility rules

19 February 2026

Kiwi league halfback Jahrome Hughes hopes mercenaries don't take advantage of State of Origin's new eligibility rules

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Tiger Woods could be a contender for the US Ryder Cup golf captaincy next year
	18 Feb: Tiger Woods could be a contender for the US Ryder Cup golf captaincy next year... more

Briton Nikora is the latest Kiwis international to put his hand up for State of Origin duty
	18 Feb: Briton Nikora is the latest Kiwis international to put his hand up for State of Origin duty... more

Former Bulldogs winger Matt Utai is in a serious but stable condition after a drive-by shooting in Sydney
	18 Feb: Former Bulldogs winger Matt Utai is in a serious but stable condition after a drive-by shooting in Sydney... more

Warriors coach Andrew Webster is conflicted by the timing of the NRL All-Stars game
	17 Feb: Warriors coach Andrew Webster is conflicted by the timing of the NRL All-Stars game... more

Marquee Canterbury recruit Leo Thompson to miss 10 weeks following calf injury
	17 Feb: Canterbury are dealt a hammer blow for their Las Vegas trip and beyond with prop Leo Thompson ruled out for 10 weeks due to a calf injury.... more

Three Breakers players have been nominated for awards in the Australian basketball league gongs
	17 Feb: Three Breakers players have been nominated for awards in the Australian basketball league gongs... more

New Zealand Rugby League boss Greg Peters is saluting the fact Kiwi internationals can now play State of Origin
	17 Feb: New Zealand Rugby League boss Greg Peters is saluting the fact Kiwi internationals can now play State of Origin... more

State of Origin might be coming to New Zealand but a change in timeslot won't be coming with it
	16 Feb: State of Origin might be coming to New Zealand but a change in timeslot won't be coming with it... more

James Fisher-Harris is asking for league's NRL all-star fixture between the Maori and Indigenous Australians to remain
	16 Feb: James Fisher-Harris is asking for league's NRL all-star fixture between the Maori and Indigenous Australians to remain... more

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Most Popular Recent Rugby League News

09 Feb: Champion halfback Adam Reynolds will finish his stellar career at the end of the NRL season +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

06 Feb: The Indigenous All Stars have confirmed South Sydney superstar Latrell Mitchell will miss the annual fixture against the Maori for the second straight year ++++++++++

08 Feb: Brisbane prop Payne Haas will reunite with coach Wayne Bennett at South Sydney after signing a three-year contract, a development that has the NRL world in shock +++++++++

14 Feb: The opening cycle leg is done and dusted for the Longest Day frontrunners in the 2026 Coast to Coast +++++++++

07 Feb: Breakers coach Petteri Koponen is refusing to let recent results diminish their intensity ahead of tonight's fixture against Illawarra in Auckland +++++++++

17 Feb: New Zealand Rugby League boss Greg Peters is saluting the fact Kiwi internationals can now play State of Origin +++++++++

27 Jan: Warriors centre Rocco Berry can't catch a break ++++++++

Rugby League NewsLinks

16 Feb: Nrl to make landmark change to state of origin eligibility rules (Sydney Morning Herald)

16 Feb: Huge origin shake-up clears way for kalyn ponga to represent kiwis and queensland (Stuff.co.nz)

16 Feb: Auckland's eden park to host state of origin match in 2027 (RadioNZ)

14 Feb: Live nrl pre-season: warriors v manly sea eagles (RadioNZ)

13 Feb: Frank pritchard, former new zealand and samoa rugby league star, is new fetu samoa coach (RadioNZ)

11 Feb: ‘america, you have to see this’: first look at how nrl will be sold to americans (Sydney Morning Herald)

11 Feb: ‘no pads. no armour. no timeouts’: how the nrl will be sold to the us (Sydney Morning Herald)

11 Feb: Ex-rugby league player says head injuries affected mental health (BBCWorld)

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