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Melbourne fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen has capped a Clive Churchill Medal-winning performance in the NRL grand final with selection in the New South Wales State of Origin squad

Melbourne fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen has capped a Clive Churchill Medal-winning performance in the NRL grand final with selection in the New South Wales State of Origin squad

26 October 2020

His Storm teammates Tino Fa'asuamaleaui , Brenko Lee, Christian Welch, Felise Kaufusi and Cameron Munster have been named in the Queensland squad.

Six Penrith players have also been included in both squads.

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10 Feb: One person is being flown to Wellington Hospital in a critical condition - after a house fire on a hillside between Eskdale and Bay View in Hawke's Bay

09 Feb: Police are treating the discovery of a 64-year-old woman's body at a worksite on Taihape Road 0 in Omahu - near Hastings last week, as a homicide

09 Feb: One person's died after a single-vehicle in Manawatu last night

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