The longest away run in Rugby League history looks set to come to and end with new that the New Zealand Government is lifting Covid restrictions for travel as well as for how many people can attend outdoor events. There's no place like home, whānau 🏠😍 We can now plan confidently for the first major…
Covid is still here, still affecting our lives, and it will have an effect on the 2022 NRL season. Right now overseas we are seeing the NBA playing through Covid outbreaks among every single team in the league. This has seen new rules put into place in terms of how clubs can bring lower grade…
In this episode the Fergo and The Freak talk about the announcement of the 2025 Rugby League World Cup being in France, we talk a little Covid and how NRL players have reacted to new restrictions being placed on them, then we read the rest of our Youtube comments, a quick Twitter comment and then…
In this episode Iron Man talks about the new deal sign with Super League that will see Channel 4 show 10 lives matches in 2022. He then has a chat about the possibility of the World Club Challenge being played in Penrith, Big Tino re-signs with the Gold Coat Titans, an NRL player tests positive…
In this episode Freak and The Fergo chat about unvaccinated NRL players, a judgmental BJ, The NRL draw and Kenyan expansion of the NRL. We then get stuck into part two of the YouTube comments that we have been going through. Some really good points have been made in the comments! Part three will be…
The 2021 NRL Grand Final will have a maximum stadium attendance level of 39,000 at Suncorp Stadium after a 75% capacity restriction was put in place after a Covid 19 outbreak in Brisbane. It is a bit of a blow, especially to people who have paid for tickets to the game who will no longer…
In some really disappointing news the NZRL have announced that it has cancelled the Rugby League test match between the New Zealand Kiwis and Tonga that was scheduled for the end of the year. Citing restrictions in travel due to COVID19 and the need for players to have to isolate for an entire month to…
In some very disappointing news it looks unlikely that Australia will play any Rugby League test matches in 2020. With players in an NRL Covid Bubble and State Of Origin to be played at the end of the 2020 NRL season, it is thought that the games elite players in Australia will be best served…
The NRL has come down hard on Wayne Bennett, Paul Vaughan and Broncos Coaching staff, handing down big fines for biosecurity breaches. Wayne Bennett was fined $20,000, Paul Vaughan was fined $10,000 and Brisbane Broncos coaching staff were fined $5,000 each in the biggest penalties handed down so far. This will be a real wakeup…
The second wave outbreak of COVID-19 in Victoria has seen the Melbourne Storm match against the New Zealand Warriors relocated to Kogarah Oval in Sydney. In an effort to avoid risking the health of players and officials the NRL is expected to announce in the coming days that the Storm will play its games for…
Some good news for the NRL with the NRL government announcing that they will allow NSW based games to have attendances of up to 10,000 supporters at games from the 1st of July. The move is the next step in the NRL returning to normalcy after round 5 of the competition saw crowds limited to…
The NRL’s Sunday afternoon match between the Canterbury Bulldogs and Sydney Roosters has been postponed due to a Covid19 case at the school of a player in the Bulldogs lineup. Aiden Tolman informed the Bulldogs last night that the school his children attended has has a Covid19 case, causing the school to be shut down…
The New Zealand Warriors are a very difficult problem for the NRL to work out. The club itself wants to participate in the NRL season once everything restarts. Most of the players want to take part in the season too. All the signs are positive from the Warriors point of view. The problem comes with…