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NRL: A season to come of age
This will be the Warriors’ 20th season — and they are still waiting for the grand prize, the NRL Premiership title. Michael Burgess assesses the outlook for this banner season after recent disappointments.

Fittler comeback at Nines
Forty one-year-old rugby league great Brad Fittler is making a comeback - answering the Roosters' calls to appear in the inaugural NRL Auckland Nines event next month.

NRL: Sharks fined, coach suspended
The Cronulla Sharks will be hit with a $1m fine and their coach suspended for 12 months, as the NRL took a heavy hand to the club's controversial supplement program.

NRL Nines rules include five-point try
A five-point try and 'golden try' in extra time are two of the standout rules revealed for the NRL Nines tournament to take place at Eden Park next February.

Scandal-beating plan for Nines
Plans are being made to try to prevent off-field scandals among 250 top rugby league players when they gather in Auckland for next February's Nines tournament.

League: Mum sent man of steel to Warriors
He is being hailed as the next Billy Slater but English superstar Sam Tomkins reveals Alfie Langer inspired his dream to come to the NRL and his mum gave the thumbs up to the Warriors.

Chris Rattue: Little Luke makes massive contribution to Kiwis' cause
Issac Luke is a marvel, writes Chris Rattue. The little Kiwis league hooker tormented France, as he has done to NRL defences throughout the year.

Rugby: Marshall frank about reason for switch to Blues - to win
Top sportsmen like Benji Marshall harness their emotion to power their performance.

League: Willie Mason - an unlikely role model
After rejecting Tonga's World Cup bid, the former NRL bad boy talks of his `legacy'.

SBW will return to rugby in 2015
Sonny Bill Williams will return to rugby in 2015 after completing his second season with NRL premiers the Sydney Roosters, the cross-code superstar announced today.

Gregor Paul: SBW making it up as he goes along
The Chiefs won't hold out any hope that the volatile nature of Sonny Bill Williams will see him announce tomorrow that he's had a change of heart and will indeed be shifting to Hamilton next year.