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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

8 February 2026

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

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A monumental signing in the NRL, with arguably the game's best prop to shift clubs after the upcoming season
	8 Feb: A monumental signing in the NRL, with arguably the game's best prop to shift clubs after the upcoming season... more

Breakers coach Petteri Koponen is refusing to let recent results diminish their intensity ahead of tonight's fixture against Illawarra in Auckland
	7 Feb: Breakers coach Petteri Koponen is refusing to let recent results diminish their intensity ahead of tonight's fixture against Illawarra in Auckland... more

A court spat over NRL player Zak Lomax could mean the Melbourne Storm end up with a hefty legal bill instead of the star winger
	7 Feb: A court spat over NRL player Zak Lomax could mean the Melbourne Storm end up with a hefty legal bill instead of the star winger... more

Melbourne Storm coaching supremo Craig Bellamy has signed a contract extension until the end of the 2028 NRL season
	7 Feb: Melbourne Storm coaching supremo Craig Bellamy has signed a contract extension until the end of the 2028 NRL season... more

The Indigenous All Stars have confirmed South Sydney superstar Latrell Mitchell will miss the annual fixture against the Maori for the second straight year
	6 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... more

New Zealand has made an epic start to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy
	6 Feb: New Zealand has made an epic start to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy... more

Former Kiwi Tony Kemp has applauded Australian Rugby League Commission chair Peter V'landys for his ambition, as State of Origin looks poised for Auckland's Eden Park in 2027
	5 Feb: Former Kiwi Tony Kemp has applauded Australian Rugby League Commission chair Peter V'landys for his ambition, as State of Origin looks poised for Auckland's Eden Park in 2027... more

Proposed changes to the kick-off in league's NRL for the 2026 season have been kicked into touch
	4 Feb: Proposed changes to the kick-off in league's NRL for the 2026 season have been kicked into touch... more

Sam Ruthe's coach Craig Kirkwood is refusing to put a limit on the teenage phenom's future in middle-distance running
	2 Feb: Sam Ruthe's coach Craig Kirkwood is refusing to put a limit on the teenage phenom's future in middle-distance running... more

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