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The door's being left open for troubled NRL utility Brandon Smith's return to international league - despite his omission from the Kiwis squad for the Pacific Championships

Stacey Jones

7 October 2025

The door's being left open for troubled NRL utility Brandon Smith's return to international league - despite his omission from the Kiwis squad for the Pacific Championships

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Kieran Foran has answered a halfback SOS to join the Kiwis for league's looming Pacific Championships
	7 Oct: Kieran Foran has answered a halfback SOS to join the Kiwis for league's looming Pacific Championships... more

Samoa and Tonga have each included a pair of Warriors in their respective squads for the Pacific Championships later this month
	7 Oct: Samoa and Tonga have each included a pair of Warriors in their respective squads for the Pacific Championships later this month... more

Former Warrior Reece Walsh is one of seven new faces in the 24-strong Kangaroos squad to tackle Great Britain in league's Ashes series
	6 Oct: Former Warrior Reece Walsh is one of seven new faces in the 24-strong Kangaroos squad to tackle Great Britain in league's Ashes series... more

A coup for the Warriors NRL-W side entering the off-season
	6 Oct: A coup for the Warriors NRL-W side entering the off-season... more

Brisbane have overturned a double-digit second-half deficit for the third straight game to beat Melbourne 26-22 and win their first premiership since 2006
	6 Oct: Brisbane have overturned a double-digit second-half deficit for the third straight game to beat Melbourne 26-22 and win their first premiership since 2006... more

Reece Walsh has conjured up a Clive Churchill medal for player-of-the-match in the NRL league grand final to break Brisbane's 19-year premiership drought with a 26-22 win over Melbourne
	6 Oct: Reece Walsh has conjured up a Clive Churchill medal for player-of-the-match in the NRL league grand final to break Brisbane's 19-year premiership drought with a 26-22 win over Melbourne... more

Storm five-eighth Cameron Munster's keen to prove they don't need anyone from the club's formidable big three of past players to win an NRL Premiership
	5 Oct: Storm five-eighth Cameron Munster's keen to prove they don't need anyone from the club's formidable big three of past players to win an NRL Premiership... more

Another piece of silverware for the Warriors reserve grade side in 2025
	5 Oct: Another piece of silverware for the Warriors reserve grade side in 2025... more

A return more than a decade in the making for Broncos coach Michael Maguire in tonight's Grand Final in league's NRL
	5 Oct: A return more than a decade in the making for Broncos coach Michael Maguire in tonight's Grand Final in league's NRL... more

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