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Payne Haas’s allegiance switch to Samoa: a threat or an opportunity for rugby league?

20 August 2025

If rugby league stays flexible and open-minded when it comes to national allegiances, it could be a way for the sport to win hearts and minds across the Pacific.

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Warriors coach Andrew Webster's surveyed the damage of losing prop Jackson Ford to a three-game NRL ban
	20 Aug: Warriors coach Andrew Webster's surveyed the damage of losing prop Jackson Ford to a three-game NRL ban... more

Warriors coach Andrew Webster's not impressed at Jackson Ford's copping a three-game ban for a crusher tackle in the Dragons win
	19 Aug: Warriors coach Andrew Webster's not impressed at Jackson Ford's copping a three-game ban for a crusher tackle in the Dragons win... more

Daly Cherry-Evans appears resigned to missing the NRL finals in his 15th and last season at Manly
	18 Aug: Daly Cherry-Evans appears resigned to missing the NRL finals in his 15th and last season at Manly... more

In league's NRL... the Cowboys have trounced the Knights 38-4 in Townsville to end round 24
	18 Aug: In league's NRL... the Cowboys have trounced the Knights 38-4 in Townsville to end round 24... more

The Rabbitohs NRL win over the Eels has come at a literal cost for back rower Jacob Host
	17 Aug: The Rabbitohs NRL win over the Eels has come at a literal cost for back rower Jacob Host... more

In the NRL, the Broncos have won the battle of Brisbane, beating the Dolphins 38-28 at Suncorp Stadium
	17 Aug: In the NRL, the Broncos have won the battle of Brisbane, beating the Dolphins 38-28 at Suncorp Stadium... more

The Warriors women have suffered a 20-to-16 NRLW loss to the Canberra Raiders in Hamilton, despite only having 11 players for most of the contest
	17 Aug: The Warriors women have suffered a 20-to-16 NRLW loss to the Canberra Raiders in Hamilton, despite only having 11 players for most of the contest... more

The Warriors women have a vision of achievement that extends well beyond results on the field
	16 Aug: The Warriors women have a vision of achievement that extends well beyond results on the field... more

No luck for the Kiwis at the New Zealand Darts Masters, with all exiting in the opening round at Spark Arena
	16 Aug: No luck for the Kiwis at the New Zealand Darts Masters, with all exiting in the opening round at Spark Arena... more

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Most Popular Recent Rugby League News

09 Aug: Warriors halfback Tanah Boyd has been dropped from the NRL side to face the Bulldogs in Sydney tonight +++++++++++++++++++

10 Aug: Brandon Smith has celebrated his 150th NRL match with an enthralling 20-18 victory for his Rabbitohs over the Titans on the Gold Coast ++++++++++++++++

24 Aug: The Warriors women have gone down 22-14 to the Sharks in their NRLW clash in Hamilton ++++++++++++++

10 Aug: The Warriors are determined to fight their way back into the NRL's top four after three losses on the trot ++++++++++++++

25 Aug: The NRL will allow Brandon Smith to play in the final round for South Sydney next weekend as the embattled Rabbitohs hooker plans to fight charges laid by Queensland police ++++++++++++++

09 Aug: The five-eighth for the Warriors women's side admits she's yet to fully wrap her head around the game of rugby league ++++++++++++++

16 Aug: The Warriors have just about guaranteed a top eight finish in league's NRL after a 14-10 comeback win over the Dragons at Mt Smart +++++++++++++

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30 Aug: ‘the guy is a weapon’: sydney’s hardest-working footy player is finally getting his dues (Sydney Morning Herald)

29 Aug: The nrl isn’t a soap opera – it’s many, and they’re all competing for airtime (Sydney Morning Herald)

26 Aug: Who is brandon smith? the kiwis and nrl star facing drug and betting charges (Stuff.co.nz)

25 Aug: The weekend’s footy was astounding. it didn’t even survive until monday morning smoko (Sydney Morning Herald)

22 Aug: Dce is a rugby league great. the end (Sydney Morning Herald)

22 Aug: Man denied entry to aussie hotel for maori facial tattoo (RadioNZ)

21 Aug: Old-school sprays v ice-cool control freaks: when nrl coaching schools collide (Sydney Morning Herald)

21 Aug: Alex johnston has scored 209 nrl tries. we mapped every single one of them (Sydney Morning Herald)

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