All the latest news from around the world regarding Rugby League 9’s football.
The St George/Illawarra Dragons have named their 2014 Auckland 9’s squad. They’ve named a fair few of their star players, with Brett Morris to captain the side. Check it out: Josh Dugan Brett Morris (c) Dylan Farrell Nathan Green Jason Nightingale Adam Quinlan Sam Williams Jack de Belin Mitch Rein Tyson Frizell Leeson Ah Mau…
The Brisbane Broncos have announced their 2014 Auckland 9’s Squad. Ben Barba will make his big screen debut for the club at the Auckland 9’s while Corey Parker will captain the side. The Broncos have named a fairly strong lineup. Check it out: Ben Barba Josh Hoffman Dale Copley Alex Glenn Stewart Mills Kodi Nikorima…
When you think of Rugby League 9’s, you need to think not just of the elite players in the game, but of the players at every level of the sport who are just looking for an opportunity to shine. A Rugby League 9’s circuit would tap into the huge player base that Rugby League has…
The Melbourne Storm have announced their 2014 Auckland 9’s squad. The team does not include any of the “big three” and relies heavily on non first grade players: William Chambers Sisa Waqa Joel Romelo Mahe Fonua Matt Duffie Young Tonumaipea Mitch Garbutt Justin O’Neill Tohu Harris Matthew Lodge Kevin Proctor Ryan Hoffman (c) Slade Griffin…
The Cronulla Sharks have named a very strong looking team for the 2014 Auckland 9’s. Many have suggested the Sharks will go all out to win the Nines and use the prize money to wipe out their find handed down by the NRL. Judging by this lineup, they will go close: Nathan Gardner Nathan Stapleton…
The Canberra Raiders have announced their 2014 Auckland 9’s squad. Captained by Jarrod Croker, the side is an interesting mix of players: Jarrod Croker (c) Reece Robinson Mitch Cornish Bill Tupou Matt McIlwrick Joel Edwards Glen Buttriss Tom Learoyd-Lahrs Jarrad Kennedy Mark Nicholls Jake Foster Lagi Setu Mitch Cronin Luke Bateman Jack Ahearn Andrew Heffernan
The Newcastle Knights have named their 2014 Auckland 9’s squad. Captained by Jarrod Mullen, the site has a number of their first graders in the team including Willie Mason: Chanel Mata’utia Jake Mamo Dane Gagai Joseph Leilua Akuila Uate Jarrod Mullen (c) Tyrone Roberts Willie Mason Adam Clydsdale Chris Houston Beau Scott Robbie Rochow Jeremy…
The New Zealand Warriors are the first NRL club to name their Auckland 9’s squad. It is a young team and I think it shows the mix of players from different grades we can expect from most teams that will compete at the Auckland 9’s. New Zealand Warriors Auckland 9’s Squad: Jayson Bukuya Raymond Faitala-Mariner…
Brad Fittler has been given the all clear by ASADA and the NRL to take part in the Auckland 9’s. Now we get to see what happens when a player that retired in 2004 decides to make a comeback in 2014. In Rugby League it is rare that you see players retire from the game…
The Auckland 9’s jerseys have been revealed in Sydney this morning. The jerseys are being posted online by the NRL’s Official Twitter Feed. You can click here to see the draw for the 2014 Auckland 9’s. Here is a look at every NRL club jersey that will be on show at the 2014 Auckland 9’s:…
First it was Brad Fittler looking to turn out for the Sydney Roosters and now Steve Menzies has put his hand up to turn out for the Manly Sea Eagles at the upcoming Auckland 9’s. The Auckland 9’s is a bit of a gamble for the National Rugby League. It is the first time the…
The Auckland 9’s tournament’s credibility has taken a hit with the announcement that Rooster’s legend Brad Fittler is set to come out of retirement to play in the 2 day event. No doubt tournament organisers will be high fiving from the caviar rooms in their private jets as the announcement has rocketed the tournament into…
The World Club Challenge will be played in Australia for the first time in well over a decade when the Sydney Roosters host Wigan at the Sydney Football Stadium on the 22nd of February next year. The last time the World Club Challenge (In its current format) was held in Australia was in 1994 when…
When the Australian Rugby League Commission came into power there was a clear message that the new administration would have a “whole of game” approach to the decisions they made. In the past there was something of a disconnect between the NRL competition and the rest of Rugby League. The NRL was basically a company…
The National Rugby League has officially launched the Auckland 9’s Rugby League tournament. The competition will be played at Eden Park in Auckland on February 15-16 and will include all 16 NRL clubs. There will be a prize pool of $2 million on offer. The tournament has been locked in for five years, which is…
Next years NRL All Star Game could be scrapped with concerns over player burnout and a crowded fixture list worrying clubs according to the Daily Telegraph. A final decision will be made at a meeting of NRL CEO’s this week with the proposed Rugby League 9’s competition in Auckland expected to take priority over the…
In my lifetime the best elite level development competition I have ever seen was the World 7’s. They used to be a way to kick off the season here in Australia and they put Australian clubs up against international teams. They were also a way for emerging nations to dip their toes into the water…
With Rugby League in Australia now predicted to generate an average of $270 million dollars per year the game administrators have an opportunity to do something they have not been able to even think about for a very long time. Building a legacy. While clubs grants will be raised along with the salary cap, Rugby…
The deal has been done and the budget is now set, so where does Rugby League go from here? For well over a decade Rugby League in Australia was just trying to survive. It wasn’t that the game wasn’t growing, it simply come down to the fact that clubs at first were spending way beyond…
The NRL’s next broadcasting deal will see a huge leap in the amount of money the game makes. By at least 2015, we will have an 18 team competition (With the addition of Perth and most likely a second Brisbane team). The deal after that, which will run between 2018 and 2023, will see further…
Samoa will make an application to the Rugby League International Federation to host a World Nines competition in 2012, an area of the international calender that is seen as a bit of a dead spot in the lead in to the 2013 World Cup. Its a nice idea, and it has seen some within the…