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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Rugby League articles  Rugby League
    Tongan rugby league international Eliesa Katoa is set to be shifted from an Auckland hospital to one in Melbourne, as he continues his recovery following brain surgery
     14 November 2025
    Tongan rugby league international Eliesa Katoa is set to be shifted from an Auckland hospital to one in Melbourne, as he continues his recovery following brain surgery
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    Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Jamie Melham has copped a 30-race meeting suspension after admitting to riding carelessly during a group three race at Flemington last week
    13 Nov: Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Jamie Melham has copped a 30-race meeting suspension after admitting to riding carelessly during a group three race at Flemington last week... more
    Victor Radley will serve half of his 10 NRL league game ban for the Roosters in the competition proper, because the club have decided to count the tests between Australia and England and two pre-season matches as part of his punishment
    13 Nov: Victor Radley will serve half of his 10 NRL league game ban for the Roosters in the competition proper, because the club have decided to count the tests between Australia and England and two pre-season matches as part of his punishment... more
    The opening round of the NRL has been revealed for next season
    12 Nov: The opening round of the NRL has been revealed for next season... more
    A gamble, so to speak, has paid off for owner Mick Harvey as his Kingman took out the New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington
    12 Nov: A gamble, so to speak, has paid off for owner Mick Harvey as his Kingman took out the New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington... more
    Tongan league coach Kristian Woolf remains committed to his hospitalised player Eli Katoa
    11 Nov: Tongan league coach Kristian Woolf remains committed to his hospitalised player Eli Katoa... more
    Kieran Foran has no doubt he's left the Kiwis in good hands
    10 Nov: Kieran Foran has no doubt he's left the Kiwis in good hands... more
    The Kiwi Ferns have been trounced 40-8 by the Australian Jillaroos in the women's Pacific Championships final in Sydney
    9 Nov: The Kiwi Ferns have been trounced 40-8 by the Australian Jillaroos in the women's Pacific Championships final in Sydney... more
    Esteemed Kiwis playmaker Kieran Foran believes the Pacific Championships could become league's pinnacle event
    9 Nov: Esteemed Kiwis playmaker Kieran Foran believes the Pacific Championships could become league's pinnacle event... more
    Kiwis halfback Kieran Foran expects a sold-out CommBank Stadium in Parramatta to be blown away by the forward battle in today's Pacific Championship decider
    9 Nov: Kiwis halfback Kieran Foran expects a sold-out CommBank Stadium in Parramatta to be blown away by the forward battle in today's Pacific Championship decider... more

     Most Popular Recent Rugby League News
     12 Nov: A gamble, so to speak, has paid off for owner Mick Harvey as his Kingman took out the New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington ++++++++++++++++
     15 Nov: Kiwi boxer Joseph Parker has rejected any wrongdoing, after it was revealed a drug test he took before his loss to British heavyweight Fabio Wardley came back positive ++++++++++++++
     24 Nov: Confidence that Christchurch can deliver sellout Rugby League crowds ++++++++++++
     14 Nov: Tongan rugby league international Eliesa Katoa is set to be shifted from an Auckland hospital to one in Melbourne, as he continues his recovery following brain surgery ++++++++++
     18 Nov: A word of advice from Australian Rugby League boss Peter V'landys to outgoing NRL winger Zac Lomax amid speculation he'll defect to the breakaway R360 rugby competition ++++++++++
     13 Nov: Victor Radley will serve half of his 10 NRL league game ban for the Roosters in the competition proper, because the club have decided to count the tests between Australia and England and two pre-season matches as part of his punishment +++++++++
     21 Nov: Warriors star and former All Black Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is looking less likely to join rugby's R360 competition +++++++++

     Rugby League NewsLinks
      9 Dec: Bold plan for an extended substitutes bench could revolutionise the nrl (Sydney Morning Herald)
      9 Dec: Tonga league staff face ban over handling of eliesa katoa injury (RadioNZ)
      8 Dec: Former rugby league international reported missing in auckland (Stuff.co.nz)
      7 Dec: ‘incredibly concerning’: players covering up concussions at training, poll reveals (Sydney Morning Herald)
      3 Dec: It started as a cross-code schoolboy exhibition. now hybrid rugby could save the english super league (Sydney Morning Herald)
      1 Dec: Tongan rugby league star eli katoa aims for return as he recovers from brain surgery (RadioNZ)
      28 Nov: ‘enough about the dragons’: maligned half rises above ill-fated sydney days (Sydney Morning Herald)
      25 Nov: Fiji and cook islands to face heavyweights at 2026 rugby league world cup (RadioNZ)
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