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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Rugby League articles  Rugby League
    Briton Nikora is the latest Kiwis international to put his hand up for State of Origin duty
     18 February 2026
    Briton Nikora is the latest Kiwis international to put his hand up for State of Origin duty
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    Former Bulldogs winger Matt Utai is in a serious but stable condition after a drive-by shooting in Sydney
    18 Feb: Former Bulldogs winger Matt Utai is in a serious but stable condition after a drive-by shooting in Sydney... more
    A blow to the Warriors halves options ahead of the new NRL season with Te Maire Martin out for an extended period with a broken leg
    17 Feb: A blow to the Warriors halves options ahead of the new NRL season with Te Maire Martin out for an extended period with a broken leg... more
    Marquee Canterbury recruit Leo Thompson to miss 10 weeks following calf injury
    17 Feb: Canterbury are dealt a hammer blow for their Las Vegas trip and beyond with prop Leo Thompson ruled out for 10 weeks due to a calf injury.... more
    Three Breakers players have been nominated for awards in the Australian basketball league gongs
    17 Feb: Three Breakers players have been nominated for awards in the Australian basketball league gongs... more
    New Zealand Rugby League boss Greg Peters is saluting the fact Kiwi internationals can now play State of Origin
    17 Feb: New Zealand Rugby League boss Greg Peters is saluting the fact Kiwi internationals can now play State of Origin... more
    State of Origin might be coming to New Zealand but a change in timeslot won't be coming with it
    16 Feb: State of Origin might be coming to New Zealand but a change in timeslot won't be coming with it... more
    James Fisher-Harris is asking for league's NRL all-star fixture between the Maori and Indigenous Australians to remain
    16 Feb: James Fisher-Harris is asking for league's NRL all-star fixture between the Maori and Indigenous Australians to remain... more
    The Indigenous Women have come from 14-nil down to beat the Maori Women 20-14 in their pre-season All-Stars rugby league match in Hamilton
    15 Feb: The Indigenous Women have come from 14-nil down to beat the Maori Women 20-14 in their pre-season All-Stars rugby league match in Hamilton... more
    The Warriors are adamant their 33-18 pre-season loss to Manly in Napier won't have any bearing on their NRL prospects
    15 Feb: The Warriors are adamant their 33-18 pre-season loss to Manly in Napier won't have any bearing on their NRL prospects... more

     Most Popular Recent Rugby League News
     09 Feb: Champion halfback Adam Reynolds will finish his stellar career at the end of the NRL season +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
     08 Feb: Brisbane prop Payne Haas will reunite with coach Wayne Bennett at South Sydney after signing a three-year contract, a development that has the NRL world in shock +++++++++
     06 Feb: The Indigenous All Stars have confirmed South Sydney superstar Latrell Mitchell will miss the annual fixture against the Maori for the second straight year +++++++++
     14 Feb: The opening cycle leg is done and dusted for the Longest Day frontrunners in the 2026 Coast to Coast ++++++++
     21 Jan: The Warriors first NRL match at the new One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch has sold out, five months in advance ++++++++
     27 Jan: Warriors centre Rocco Berry can't catch a break ++++++++
     07 Feb: Breakers coach Petteri Koponen is refusing to let recent results diminish their intensity ahead of tonight's fixture against Illawarra in Auckland ++++++++

     Rugby League NewsLinks
      16 Feb: Nrl to make landmark change to state of origin eligibility rules (Sydney Morning Herald)
      16 Feb: Huge origin shake-up clears way for kalyn ponga to represent kiwis and queensland (Stuff.co.nz)
      16 Feb: Auckland's eden park to host state of origin match in 2027 (RadioNZ)
      14 Feb: Live nrl pre-season: warriors v manly sea eagles (RadioNZ)
      13 Feb: Frank pritchard, former new zealand and samoa rugby league star, is new fetu samoa coach (RadioNZ)
      11 Feb: ‘america, you have to see this’: first look at how nrl will be sold to americans (Sydney Morning Herald)
      11 Feb: ‘no pads. no armour. no timeouts’: how the nrl will be sold to the us (Sydney Morning Herald)
      11 Feb: Ex-rugby league player says head injuries affected mental health (BBCWorld)
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