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After some terrible seasons over the last number of years the Canterbury Bulldogs have won 3 of their five games in 2024. There is no doubt they look far better than they have in their recent past, but do you think they’ve really turned a corner and can raise their expectations as to what they…
So you want to know how many NRL Premierships the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs have won over the course of their history? Well, you’ve come to the right place! The Bulldogs have won 8 Premierships since entering the competition in 1935. During their history the teams nickname changed from the Berries to the Bulldogs. 1938 –…
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The 1994 New South Wales Rugby League season was one of the best season for the sport on the field, and it was the start of one of the biggest upheavals of the sport off it! As the season got underway we had the defending two time premiers in the Brisbane Broncos looking strong, the…
In what would turn into one of the best years in the games history, a lot of big guns lined up in 1994 with red hot teams with some of the games best players in their absolute prime of their careers. The Raiders spent the 1994 season absolutely lighting up the competition with scintillating football…
Scoring In Rugby League Scoring a try is the main aim of the game of Rugby League. When a team crosses the try line they must place the ball on the ground for it to by a try. A try is worth 4 points. When you score a try you then get the option to…
So you want to know what the official size of a Rugby League field is? Well, you’ve come to the right place! A regulation Rugby League field is 100 meters from try line to try line, and 68 meters from sideline to sideline. The in goal area is 6.11 meters in depth and also 68…
The 2024 South Sydney Rabbitohs are a former, perennial contender who all of a sudden finds themselves out of contention. They are a cautionary tale of what happens to a very good team when they find themselves at the end of a good run of success. It is something that happens to all good teams….well,…
With the NRL’s recent commitment to playing games in Las Vegas looking like a reasonable success, some have speculated that we could one day see an NRL team based in the United States on a permanent basis. I have felt that the best step towards that goal is having an NRL team based in Honolulu,…
The NRL has smashed the record for the biggest crowd to attend a Rugby League game in the United States, with 40,746 people attending the NRL season opening double header at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada featuring the Manly Sea Eagles vs the South Sydney Rabbitohs, and the Brisbane Broncos vs the Sydney Roosters….
Rugby League is a contact sport played between 2 teams with 13 players on each side. The came is played on a rectangular field that is 100 meters long and 68 meters wide. The object of the game is to advance the ball up field and place the ball on the ground over the “try…
So you want to know what year the NRL first entered the National Rugby league competition? Well, you’ve come to the right place! The Penrith Panthers entered the New South Wales Rugby league competition (The forerunner to the NRL) in 1967. Rugby League had been played in the Penrith District going back as far as…
So you want to know which team won the first NRL Premiership? Well, you’ve come to the right place! The South Sydney Rabbitohs were the first premierships of the News South Wales Rugby League competition, the forerunner of the National Rugby League competition. The Rabbitohs won the 1908 Grand Final 14-12 over Eastern Suburbs in…
So you want to know how many Premierships the Newtown Rugby League club, now known as the Newtown Jets won during their time in the top grade of Australian Rugby League? Well, you’re come to the right place! Newtown Rugby League club won 3 NRL Premierships over the course of their history in the top…
So you want to know how many NRL Premierships the North Sydney Bears won during their time in the National Rugby League? Well, you’ve come to the right place! The North Sydney Bears were one of the foundation clubs in the Sydney based Rugby League competition (The forerunner to the NRL) and they played their…
So you want to know how many NRL teams have played out of Queensland over the course of the NRL’s entire history? Well, you’ve come to the right place. The Brisbane Broncos and Gold Coast-Tweed Heads Giants joined the NSWRL in 1988. The Gold Coast-Tweed Heads Giants would change their name to the Gold Coast…
So you want to know how many NRL Premierships the Brisbane Broncos have won in the clubs history? Well, you’ve come to the right place! The Brisbane Broncos joined the NSWRL (The forerunner to the NRL competition) in 1988 and since then they have won 5 NRL Premierships and one Super League title in 2007….
The best NRL betting odds for season 2024 will get you the biggest returns on your NRL betting this season. With so many betting options available in the NRL from bookies you can be sure to get the best returns when you shop around for the best bookmakers in the NRL. Placing a bet on…
Remember when the NRL and International Rugby League told everyone that Rugby League 9’s was a great, exciting way to promote the wider game of Rugby League, and that we would be seeing a number of Rugby League 9’s tournaments that you could enjoy for many years to come? What happened? Many years ago the…
By any measure the 2001 Parramatta Eels stand out as one of the greatest teams in the NRL’s history. With 20 wins in their 26 games played, and an outrageous +433 points difference. The 839 points scored still stands as a record for points scored over a 26 game season. Thats an average of 32.27…
So you’re looking for which NRL team has won the most National Rugby League premierships in a row? Well, you’ve come to the right place! The St George Dragons won 11 consecutive premierships in a row between 1956 and 1966. Players like Ken Kearney Norm Provan, Brian Clay, John Raper, Reg Gasnier, Eddie Lumsden, Billy…
So you want to know which team has the biggest losing margin in a World Club Challenge game? Well, you’ve come to the right place! The Halifax Blue Sox suffered a 76-0 thrashing at the hands of the Brisbane Broncos on the 22nd of June in 1997 at a match played at Queensland Sport and…
So you want to find out which player has scored the most overall points in World Club Challenge games? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Ryan Girdler of the Penrith Panthers has scored 118 points, including 11 tries and 37 goals in 6 games played. Ryan Girdler also is an equal record holder for…
So you want to find the biggest win in a Rugby League World Club Challenge match? Well, you’ve come to the right place! On June 22nd in 1997 the Brisbane Broncos defeated the Halifax Blue Sox 76-0 at Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre in Brisbane in front of 11,358 spectators. Wendell Sailor and Darren Smith…
So you want to know who has scored the most tries in a Rugby League World Club Challenge game? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Ken Nagas scored scored 6 tries in the Canberra Raiders 70-6 win over the Halifax Blue Sox on the 8th of June in 1997 at Canberra Stadium. That is…
Before we begin let me just state that you will not find a bigger fan of Jason Taumalolo than me. He is one of the greatest players in the games history. A player who is an historic marker in the games entire timeline. So…keep that in mind. We have become use to seeing Jason Taumalolo…
A sense of uncertainty looms over the upcoming National Rugby League (NRL) double-header scheduled at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on March 2 Brisbane Broncos, Sydney Roosters, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Manly Sea Eagles are scheduled to take part in the NRL showcase event, but administrative issues are complicating matters. Read on as we…
David Nofoaluma has accepted a $300,000 payout to be released from the remaining two years of his contract after an off season os discontent by the fringe quality NRL winger. After a much needed off season clean-out of the clubs management in the off season Nofoaluma had made it known he was unhappy with the…
I’ve seen a few people on social media talking up the chances of the Manly Sea Eagles in 2024, and honestly I don’t understand why. The Manly Sea Eagles finished in 12th place in 2023 and made some really curious recruitment decisions over the course of the year. When is comes down it, there are…
The NRL has released a code of conduct for supports who attend Rugby League matches are various levels. Its an interesting move, and one I can’t remember happening before. I think it is a good move. I have never understood people who attend sporting events who can’t control their behaviour. They are selfish, and tend…