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    Could contrition be on the menu at the Warriors when it comes to signing up a coach in league's NRL?

    Could contrition be on the menu at the Warriors when it comes to signing up a coach in league's NRL?

    - article from www.rugbyleague.co.nz

    Now Todd Payten's out of the equation, speculation turns to his successor.

    Former Kiwis captain Hugh McGahan says former Penrith and Brisbane mentor Anthony Griffin might be suitable, on the proviso the club wants to develop rather than recruit their core playing roster.

    Alternatively he's suggested going back to brothers Ben and Shane Walker, who have had success at second-tier level with the Ipswich Jets in Queensland.



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     Today's News

    International:
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    Rugby League:
    James Fisher-Harris is asking for league's NRL all-star fixture between the Maori and Indigenous Australians to remain 7:37

    Business:
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    Soccer:
    Treacherous Wellington weather has assisted the visiting Central Coast Mariners in a 2-1 A-League win over the Phoenix women 7:07

    General:
    Matt Graham wins dual moguls bronze at the 2026 Winter Olympics 7:07

    Law and Order:
    Police say it could take some time to formally identify a body, washed up on Mahia's Mahanga Beach, near Wairoa 6:17

    Environment:
    Large swathes of the country are waking up under MetService weather warnings 5:07

    Soccer:
    Optimism from Wellington Phoenix women's manager Bev Priestman after a 2-1 home A-League football loss to Central Coast 4:57

    Rugby:
    Middle distance runner Sam Ruthe has been unable to replicate his stunning mile earlier this month at another indoor event in North Carolina 21:57

    International:
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