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Phil Mitchell is a desk editor at The Sydney Morning Herald.

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Arrow brings tears to eyes, Johnston brings crowd to feet in Rabbitohs romp

Alex Johnston added another four tries to his record tally as the Jai Arrow-inspired Souths snapped a three-match losing streak.

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Did Ben Trbojevic knock the ball on before Clayton Faulolo scored?

Dubious decision swings game Sea Eagles’ way in Foran’s first outing as full-time coach

Manly mark Kieran Foran’s appointment as head coach with his eighth win in 10 games in charge of the club.

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NSW celebrate their 3-0 Origin series whitewash.

Blues women win dour clash to complete historic whitewash of Queensland

NSW have become the first women’s team to win a State of Origin series 3-0.

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Nathan Cleary and the Blues celebrate after Origin I.

State of Origin player ratings: How the Blues and Maroons fared in Game One

How we rated the performances of every player from the 2026 State of Origin series opener in Sydney.

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Jaime Chapman.

Blues hold out Maroons in epic finish to secure Origin series victory

NSW win the women’s State of Origin series for a second consecutive year after Queensland are disallowed a match-levelling try with only 20 seconds remaining.

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Jessica Sergis scores near full-time to kick-start Blues celebrations.

NSW take 1-0 lead in women’s State of Origin series with hard-fought win in Newcastle

John Strange’s Blues are one win away from back-to-back series victories against Queensland.

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Royce Hunt celebrates his late try.

Tigers send sold-out Leichhardt crowd into frenzy with Raiders rout

Benji Marshall’s men have jumped back into second spot on the ladder after their fifth win of the season.

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Ben Trbojevic

Foran in dream coaching debut as Manly demolish Dolphins

Kieran Foran has masterminded the equal-biggest win by a team in history in the match after sacking their coach.

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Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo has his hand stitched up after the Canberra Stadium window shattered in his coach’s box.

‘Glass all over us’: Ciraldo injury adds to demand for stadium upgrade

The Bulldogs coach needed stitches after his bizarre mishap late on Thursday night adds to a long list of dramas at Canberra Stadium.

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Nathan Cleary

Relentless Penrith cruise past Cronulla in Bathurst

The Panthers scored four tries to one to join the Warriors, Storm, Bulldogs and Tigers as the only undefeated sides to begin the season.

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