St George Illawarra have clung on to post a club record ninth straight win with a 24-18 defeat of Wests Tigers.

Melbourne skipper Cameron Smith has capped a memorable week by leading his NRL side to a hard-fought 14-8 victory over the Sharks.

Queensland State of Origin rugby league forward Jacob Lillyman has signed a new deal with the Warriors.

Newcastle ended a run of successive NRL defeats holding off a fast-finishing Parramatta 8-6.

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Incredibly the Titans were denied eight tries as Canterbury reversed their fortunes with a 28-6 NRL win.

Manly's star-studded backline pulled out the party tricks to lap up life at their home away from Brookvale Oval tonight by steamrolling Brisbane 34-10.

Sydney Roosters fullback Anthony Minichiello has backed teammate Todd Carney as the man to provide the spark for NSW.

Warriors coach Ivan Cleary can't please everyone - but he has turned the team around with a new strategy.

Star Warriors playmaker James Maloney has rubbished reports he wants to quit the club.

Read all about it - Richie McCaw will stay in New Zealand on a long-term deal.

The halves combination Parramatta coach Stephen Kearney scoured the entire NRL for may have been under his nose the whole time with Jeff Robson and Casey McGuire dominating in the Eels' 40-6 thumping of Cronulla last night.

Warriors winger Krisnan Inu produced an intriguing mix of the brilliant, the bad and the just plain unfathomable yesterday.

Coach Ivan Cleary highlighted the New Zealand Warriors' determined defence as they consolidated their spot in the NRL's top eight.

The New Zealand Warriors cemented their spot in the National Rugby League's top eight with a scrappy 12-6 win over South SydneY.