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NRL is the top-tier rugby league competition in Australia and New Zealand. The 2022 season will feature sixteen teams battling it out over 25 rounds to be crowned the premiership champion. For the first time since the Gold Coast Titans were introduced in 2007, the NRL confirmed that the Dolphins will enter the league, expanding the competition to 17 teams for the 2023 season.
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Slater shuts down potential Origin change
May fights for career at Panthers
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'Why ruin that?': Webster rips NZ expansion talk
Warriors coach Andrew Webster has urged the NRL not to rush into introducing a second New Zealand team into the competition.
Returning star's blunt message to battling Tigers
Adam Doueihi is pulling no punches as he prepares to return from a 14-month injury layoff and help the Tigers off the bottom of the ladder.
Smith saga 'tip of the iceberg' for 'fed up' Roosters
MOLE'S MID-WEEK SCOOPS: Brandon Smith is facing an uncertain future at Bondi as teammates and officials grow tired of the hooker.
Slater reveals 'risks' with touted Origin change
Peter V'landys admits the NRL are open to switching games to Monday nights - but the Queensland coach isn't in favour of the move.
Tigers make huge call as star's four-year deal backfires
Jayden Sullivan's tenure at the Wests Tigers looks set for a premature end, with the young halfback on the cusp of a Super League move.
Panther fronts board as $1.2m deal hangs in jeopardy
The future of Taylan May is hanging in the balance, with the star centre fronting the club's board in a bid to save his $1.2 million deal.
Teams: Smith axed by Roosters; NSW big guns return
Michael Maguire has plenty of more thinking to do with some superstars returning; while Brandon Smith has been chopped.
Gus blames Blues' tactical flaw for Hynes flop
Phil Gould has weighed in on the choice NSW have to make when picking the halves for Origin II, pointing the finger over Nicho Hynes ' performance.
Geyer savages 'young kids' throwing in the towel
Mark Geyer is "sick" of seeing young players asking for early releases from their contracts, with the Wests Tigers facing another crisis.
Wantaway $1m star's perfect response to club's ban
Addin Fonua-Blake is leaving at the end of the season so a ban imposed by the Warriors could have caused dramas. Instead there was a surprising twist.