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 LUKE LOOKS FORWARD TO BRIGHT NRL FUTURE Young Whangarei rugby league player Luke Tuimavave could become known as "Lucky Luke" after a dream season that has drawn interest from two Sydney NRL clubs. |
 BRONCOS PRODIGIES READY FOR BIG TIME |
 CDRL BOOST TO CAPE YORK LEAGUE |
 NSW CCC ANNUAL REPORT After another successful year of NSW CCC rugby league the NSWCCC held it's annual general meeting with the executive Committee elected for 2009 |
 LOCAL CHAMP COMES HOME |
 TEAM 89 WINS RAIDERS TEAM CHALLENGE |
 PICKER BROTHERS REMAIN IN CANBERRA |
 PUSH FOR UNDER 18 SIDE GATHERS MOMENTUM |
NEW HOME FOR JUNIORS WORK on developing eight junior rugby league fields at Equex Centre in Wagga will start next week. |
| TOYOTA CUP INDUCTION CAMP #2 Congratulations to the NRL and in particular the player development and welfare department for running a much improved Induction Camp. |
BULLDOGS IMPRESSIVE IN MATTY'S CUP TRIAL Canterbury unleashed their pups against the Nth Sydney Bears in a trail game on Wednesday, while the SG Ball struggled. |
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 VAGANA GETS NRL MENTOR ROLE FORMER Kiwi international Nigel Vagana will join the NRL as an education and welfare officer in January next year. |
 WHO IS THE FASTEST IN THE NRL? WE'LL FIND out next Friday whether Titans flyer Shannon Walker is the fastest man in rugby league when he represents the Titans in the inaugural North Sydney Sprint Classic Carnival. |
 FAWCETT LIVING NRL DREAM AT KNIGHTS |
 DUAL ROLE IN PLACE FOR ALL GRADES CYMS life member Martin Nelson and ex player Greg McIntosh have recently been named to coach the clubs under-18s side for the coming 2009 Tooheys New Group 11 rugby league season. |
 NRL TEENS LEARNING ABOUT LIFE |
 UNION CLAIMS RECRUITS CHAMP EXCITING young rugby union prospect Kanwal's Trent Lake has won a sporting scholarship to Saint Ignatius College at Riverview. |
 YOUNGSTERS READY TO TACKLE THE BIG TIME |
 TITANS JUNIORS TO JOIN HAROLD MATTHEWS COMPETITION |
 BRETT KIMMORLEY TAKES BEN BARBA UNDER WING |
 DOG CATCHERS REQUIRED TO CATCH DOGS |
 NSW COMBINED INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS RUGBY LEAGUE '08 REPORT |
 DARREN LOCKYER WINS HARRY SUNDERLAND MEDAL |
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 WALKER A BIG HIT WITH THE KIDS AT TITANTAG For the last three weeks over 120 local kids have been learning the skills of the Jetstar Gold Coast Titans’ junior recreational sport – TitanTag. |
 FOUR MOREE YOUTH CHASE THE RUGBY LEAGUE DREAM |
 BANNED ROOSTER TO REBUILD CAREER AFTER KICKING DISGRACE ULISE FAHINA didn't realise what he had done until he got into the sheds. |
 THE KID WHO BECAME KING |
 KIWIS ON TOP OF THE WORLD |
| UNDER 18 FINALISTS TO PLAY ON BIG STAGE ORANGE will host the final of the under 18s Country Rugby League Regional Championships next year as part of the big City versus Country festivities at Wade Park. |
 JOHNS TO TUTOR PEARCE IN 09 |
 NEW TALENT BOOSTS COWBOYS UNDER-20S |
 FRENCH JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE IMPROVING EACH YEAR |
 FRONT ROW SHORTAGE |
 NORTH SYDNEY BROTHERS LOOKING FOR A GRADE PLAYERS & COACHES |
| FRENCH JUNIORS LAST GASP VICTORY The Great Britain Community Lions U18s suffered a heart breaking last minute defeat to France Juniors in Montpellier. |
 BILLY SLATER IS WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
 ROCHOW ON THE ROAD TO BIG LEAGUES After just half a season in Newcastle’s top grade competition, 18-year-old Kurri Kurri fullback Robbie Rochow’s rugby league career is about to blast off. |
 FARRER PRODUCE ANOTHER COUNTRY CHAMP |
  TOUKLEY HAWKS NEED COACHES Toukley Hawks Rugby League Football Club on the Central Coast of NSW require Coach's and Players from U6s through to 1st Division. |
 ENGLAND WIN (SCHOOLS) WORLD CUP! |
 CUBS ROAR ON FIJI TOUR WESTS Tigers paraded their emerging young rugby league talent on a successful two match CUBS tour of Fiji last month. |
 SIBLINGS FACE OFF IN RL WC SEMI |
| POSITION VACANT: COACH OF G4 IT SEEMS no one wants to coach the Group 4 representative side in 2009. |
 GREG INGLIS, ISRAEL FOLAU ARE JUST A CUT ABOVE |
 JILLAROOS GET JUMP ON FOES Australia's Jillaroos survived a "bashathon" by England to win their pool and advance to tonight's semi-finals of the Women's World Cup at Kawana Waters on the Sunshine Coast. |
JETS INTO SG BALL DOGFIGHT The Newtown Jets will be competing in next years S.G. Ball Competition in the NSWRL District Reps, this is fantastic news.
Roosters feeder club the mighty Newtown Jets will be fielding the SG Ball team & they will play out of Henson Park |
 NSW TOO GOOD FOR QLD New South Wales claimed a good victory on Sunday night at Dairy Farmers Stadium in the annual Indigenious Under 16's challenge. |
 BRONCOS HATCH EASTER SURPRISE The Dunghutti Bronc-os club is to host a major rugby league tournament over the Easter weekend. |
 INSIDE THE KANGAROO CAMP THIS is the reward for dominating the World Cup - a rare day off in paradise. |
 BRINK OF COLLAPSE ONE OF the proudest rugby league towns in the Riverina is in desperate danger of having its football club fold. |
 SCHOOL PROGRAM PROMOTES LEAGUE RUGBY league and community go hand in hand and 17-year-old Joel Koina loves being involved with both of them. |
 RAMPANT ROOS PRESS ON TOWARDS WORLD CUP VICTORY |
 TERRY HILL CALLS FOR CHANGE KINCUMBER coach and former Australian centre Terry Hill has backed calls to hold a forum of local rugby league clubs to discuss ways of making the local first grade competition more even... LEARN MORE |
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 RAIDERS EMBRACE 2nd GREEN MACHINE |
 TROPHY A SPECIAL LINK FOR FAMILIES |
 LOVE DEFENDS TOURNAMENT CREDIBILITY |
 RLWC BOSSES STUFF IT UP The deeper you get into the league World Cup, the more you realise how badly they have stuffed it up. |
 SLATER TAKES PLACE AMONG THE GREATS |
 COURAGEOUS STAFFER A SIDELINE SAVIOUR DOUG Keen's job is to nurture referees - but he went way beyond the call of duty on this occasion. |
| SIX NAMED IN LEAGUE ACADEMY Six Forbes players have been selected in the Western Region Academy Rugby League squad, another step on the path to a career in rugby league. |
 NRL GIVES FANS THEIR SAY |
 ROOS ON ALERT FOR POMMY BASHING |
 GAME'S ELITE STILL PLAY FOR BEER MONEY ALCOHOL has triggered most of the off-field dramas to have scarred rugby league this season - but the Kangaroos are parading a beer as their major sponsor during the World Cup. |
 KUMULS INSPIRED BY LEGEND MARCUS BAI |
| WOODBRIDGE CUP UNDER 18'S TO RETURN |
 DOMINELLO WITHIN REACH OF FURTHER GOALS Jarrod Dominello has taken another step to carving out a career path in rugby league with selection in a Western Academy squad. |
| LOCAL JUNIOR INTO WESTERN ACADEMY SQUAD Following trials at Dubbo, young Lithgow Storm rugby league player Brad Morris was named in the Western Academy for 2008-09. |
 FIRST TO ARRIVE, LAST TO LEAVE ANYONE who has been involved with Bowral junior rugby league will know Jim Galvin. |
 RECOGNITION FOR RUGBY LEAGUE PIONEER DINNY LUTGE |
 KANGAROOS LOOK INVINCIBLE AND the good news is there is still room for improvement. |
 KUMULS IGNITE RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP |
 FRENCH STARS HIT THE GOLF COURSE |
 ROOSTERS YOUNGSTER BANNED FOR 26 WEEKS |
 LOCAL PRODIGIES HIT THE BIG TIME Local talents Marcus Bower and Joel Jackson have fulfilled the dreams of many young boys, both have signed contracts to play in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. |
 FRENCH VISIT AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL |
 GROUP 21 SUCCESS THE 2008 season was a tremendous one for the Singleton JRL and the achievements of its players, culminating in four premierships. |
 MATT’S MEDAL JUST when Matt Forsyth didn’t think his day could get any better - it did. |
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 PNG KUMULS WORLD CUP TEAM TOUCHES DOWN IN CAIRNS! |
 JUNIOR SHARKS SQUADS ANNOUNCED |
RIVERINA SHAKE-UP COUNTRY Rugby League (CRL) is considering scrapping all borders in the Riverina and throwing teams into a Super League competition. |
| YOUNG TALENT LOST IN VOID The career path for Toyota Cup graduates is far from clear, writes Glenn Jackson. |
 MAGPIE YOUNGSTER OFF TO SYDNEY TO PLAY FOR TIGERS |
 SMALL CLUB BEAT HEAVYWEIGHTS FAIRFIELD United, one of the smallest rugby league clubs in the district, overpowered one of the competition heavyweights in the under-15 grand final recently. |
 THOMPSON IN DREAM TEAM Former Forbes rugby league player and current Raiders NRL player Joel Thompson has been selected in the Rio Tinto Indigenous Dreamtime Team |
 FOOTY'S GREATEST GIFT WHEN NRL stars visit schools in Australia, they are asked for autographs. In Rwanda, they are asked for email addresses and phone numbers. |
SQUAD SELECTORS HAVE LOADS OF TALENT TO DRAW ON |
 WILL OUR DIESELS BE GREEN MACHINES? AFTER his first year with the Diesels, 19-year-old Matthew Ward is now awaiting one of the biggest calls he will receive in his lifetime. |
 BIG TIME BECKONS IF LOCAL JUNIORS WANT IT Junior league players from the Mid North Coast have what it takes to compete in the big time - they just need to work a little harder. |
 DRAGON JUNIORS ARE PICKED FOR 2009 SEASON |
 MITCHELL PEARCE NAMED JACK GIBSON MEDALLIST Roosters and NSW halfback Mitchell Pearce has taken out the prestigious Jack Gibson Medal at the club’s annual Awards Night |
 HEARTBREAK FOR TOLMAN FOR those of you sitting at home this Sunday watching the NRL grand final spare a thought for young Aiden Tolman. |
 OH WHAT A FEELING! FOR a footballer, it simply doesn’t get any better. |
 MANLY SEAEAGLES ANNOUNCE '09 DISTRICT REP'S |
 DRAMATIC SCENES An ugly protest by players from the Goodooga and Enngonia rugby league sides resulted in a sudden end to the David Peachey Foundation Knockout grand final on Sunday. |
 WORLD AT TAHNEE’S FOOTY FEET |
 JUNIOR TIGERS CRISIS THE Batemans Bay Junior Tigers will not take the field in 2009 unless an administration crisis is resolved at a meeting later this month. |
 ROOSTERS OUT OF JUNIOR COMPS FOUNDATION club Sydney Roosters have concluded their centenary season by pulling out of the Harold Matthews and SG Ball junior competitions, citing cost-cutting. |
 TIGERS PICK JUNIOR REPS SQUADS Balmain Tigers have announced their 2009 Harold Matthews & SG Ball squads |
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 DUBBO BOYS PLAY ON SHARK PARK The Eastridge Cobras U 13 travelled to Sydney to play the Sharks U13's Development team & have a swim at Cronulla Beach. |
 RAIDERS SACK GOODWIN |
 FOLAU SET TO PARTNER INGLIS |
 RAIDERS RE-SIGN PICKER The CFMEU Canberra Raiders have continued to sure up their local talent, after exciting back row forward Joe Picker announced today he would be remaining in green until the end of 2011. |
 TONGANS SHOULD PLAY FOR TONGA A message to the World Cup organisers: Wake up to yourselves - let the boys play. |
 EIGHT-LEGGED LAMB ALMOST FREAKS EDITOR |
 TIM THRILLED WITH AMAZING WIN THERE was no disguising Tim Mortimer’s happiness as he described winning yesterday’s NSW Cup grand final as “bloody fantastic”. |
 RAIDERS RE - SIGN WADDELL |
 RAIDERS SNATCH GOLDEN POINT WIN The CFMEU Canberra Raiders Toyota Cup side has taken out the inaugural National under 20's competition, defeating the Broncos 28-24 in a thrilling golden point grand final today. |
 RAIDERS ONE GAME FROM GLORY The CFMEU Canberra Raiders under-20s stormed through to the Toyota Cup playoff, with a tough 18-14 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons. |
NYNGAN TIGERS ON TOP OF THE WORLD On Saturday the 13th of September Nyngan under 14’s rugby league played against Coonabarabran under 14’s to play for the Group 14 premiership. |
 MANLY SEA EAGLES TRIALS Please advise any boys at your school from year 9 up to year 12 that trials for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Harold Matthews and SG Ball Squads (Under 16s and Under 18s) will take place on Saturday 27th September. |
JUNIOR WEIGHT FOR AGE GRAND FINALS The NSW Rugby League will take another step towards improving safety levels for junior players tomorrow when it concludes its 2008 Weight and Age carnivals. |
 FIELD GOAL SEALS TOYOTA CUP PRELIMINARY FINAL SPOT LEARN MORE |
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 JUNIOR TALENT READY TO STEP UP FOR UNI SHIELD DECIDER FARRER will call on a number of 16-year-olds in tomorrow’s University Shield final against Sarah Redfern High School |
 SHATTERED 15S’ GRAND FINAL HEARTBREAK One foot, 30cm, was the difference between the Yass Magpies under 15s tasting premierships success and copping a narrow two-point grand final loss on the chin. |
 BLITZ SECURES COWBOYS CUP CAIRNS Brothers added to their cache of junior titles, picking up the under-16 North Queensland Cowboys Cup at Barlow Park yesterday. |
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 AUSSIES TOO GOOD FOR FRENCH JUNIORS The Australian Schoolboys defeated the French Juniors 48 - 6 at Kougari Oval today |
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 MEET EELS LEGEND 'BRETT KENNY' |
| SCHOOLBOYS TEAM of the CENTURY Kangaroos legends Danny Buderus, Greg Alexander and Bradley Clyde will be on hand today at Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum to celebrate the announcement of the Australian Schoolboys’ Centenary Team. |
 DUBBO TEAMS PRIMED FOR GROUP DECIDERS Group 11 junior league is split into two divisions, Dubbo and Districts and Parkes and Districts. |
WANNABE COWBOYS PUT TO TEST IN TOWNSVILLE FOOTY CAMP 
FOOTY FILM TO FIGHT THUGS
GAGAI SIGNS ON THE LINE
FRANCE HOLD OFF BRAVE SCOTLAND TO WIN WORLD CUP OPENER
FRENCH JUNIORS 
