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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Rugby League articles  Rugby League
    Kalyn Ponga has steered the Newcastle Knights to a 28-18 NRL win over the Cowboys in the season opener in Las Vegas
     1 March 2026
    Kalyn Ponga has steered the Newcastle Knights to a 28-18 NRL win over the Cowboys in the season opener in Las Vegas
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    Newcastle are heading for a victory in the opening round of the NRL is Las Vegas
    1 Mar: Newcastle are heading for a victory in the opening round of the NRL is Las Vegas... more
    The North Queensland Cowboys and Newcastle Knights will give NRL fans the first glimpse of the new interchange rules as they kick off the season in Las Vegas on Sunday afternoon
    1 Mar: The North Queensland Cowboys and Newcastle Knights will give NRL fans the first glimpse of the new interchange rules as they kick off the season in Las Vegas on Sunday afternoon... more
    The Newcastle Knights aren't putting any pressure on Dylan Brown to justify his record NRL contract
    1 Mar: The Newcastle Knights aren't putting any pressure on Dylan Brown to justify his record NRL contract... more
    A mix of emotions for Auckland FC coach Steve Corica regarding the future of attacking weapon Jesse Randall
    27 Feb: A mix of emotions for Auckland FC coach Steve Corica regarding the future of attacking weapon Jesse Randall... more
    Warriors fullback Taine Tuaupiki has re-signed with the club through until the end of the 2028 NRL season
    26 Feb: Warriors fullback Taine Tuaupiki has re-signed with the club through until the end of the 2028 NRL season... more
    Former Warriors captain Steve Price is challenging the view that the club is at a disadvantage when trying to keep players for the full term of their contracts
    25 Feb: Former Warriors captain Steve Price is challenging the view that the club is at a disadvantage when trying to keep players for the full term of their contracts... more
    Warriors assistant coach Slade Griffin is highlighting Mitch Barnett's impact on the club's younger forwards
    25 Feb: Warriors assistant coach Slade Griffin is highlighting Mitch Barnett's impact on the club's younger forwards... more
    Kiwis forward Scott Sorensen is heading west
    24 Feb: Kiwis forward Scott Sorensen is heading west... more
    The Warriors are adamant Mitchell Barnett will see out the 2026 NRL season with them before he heads home early
    24 Feb: The Warriors are adamant Mitchell Barnett will see out the 2026 NRL season with them before he heads home early... more

     Most Popular Recent Rugby League News
     09 Feb: Champion halfback Adam Reynolds will finish his stellar career at the end of the NRL season ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
     13 Feb: League of their own: the NRL Indigenous All Stars vs Maori match is much more than a novelty +++++++++++++++
     06 Feb: The Indigenous All Stars have confirmed South Sydney superstar Latrell Mitchell will miss the annual fixture against the Maori for the second straight year ++++++++++++++
     14 Feb: The opening cycle leg is done and dusted for the Longest Day frontrunners in the 2026 Coast to Coast +++++++++++++
     07 Feb: Breakers coach Petteri Koponen is refusing to let recent results diminish their intensity ahead of tonight's fixture against Illawarra in Auckland +++++++++++++
     08 Feb: Brisbane prop Payne Haas will reunite with coach Wayne Bennett at South Sydney after signing a three-year contract, a development that has the NRL world in shock ++++++++++++
     17 Feb: New Zealand Rugby League boss Greg Peters is saluting the fact Kiwi internationals can now play State of Origin +++++++++++

     Rugby League NewsLinks
      1 Mar: The nrl has picked a bad time for global domination (Sydney Morning Herald)
      28 Feb: ‘we’re sticking up for what’s right’: inside the lomax legal stoush (Sydney Morning Herald)
      28 Feb: Top dog: why stephen crichton is now the best leader in rugby league (Sydney Morning Herald)
      23 Feb: ‘pacific’s no.1 sport’: nrl trumpets record $845m revenue ahead of broadcast negotiations (Sydney Morning Herald)
      23 Feb: From silverwater to sin city: bulldogs hit the ground running at home of nfl giants (Sydney Morning Herald)
      22 Feb: Joey, sterlo, sticky: can manly swerve rugby league’s age-old halfback curse? (Sydney Morning Herald)
      20 Feb: Pocock warns nrl’s $600m png push risks undermining rugby in fiji (Sydney Morning Herald)
      16 Feb: Nrl to make landmark change to state of origin eligibility rules (Sydney Morning Herald)
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