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The Wests Tigers season opener against the Cowboys on Saturday afternoon.
  • Wests Tigers 44 North Queensland 16
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New era dawns as Tigers win their first season opener in six years

The Wests Tigers are off to a flyer after a Jarome Luai-led demolition of the Cowboys left a pulsating Leichhardt Oval crowd in raptures.

  • Billie Eder

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Marcelo Montoya, Reed Mahoney. Las Vegas 2026.

Mahoney’s Vegas verbals with old teammates light fuse for explosive reunion

The former Canterbury captain ran into his old teammates at a nightclub in Las Vegas last weekend – and some remarks to Marcelo Montoya did not go down well with the Dogs.

  • Danny Weidler
Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V’landys.

Vegas rolls out red carpet for V’landys and fellow VIPs

NRL bosses, staff and media executives boarded two buses for the drive to Allegiant Stadium and were joined by 10 police motorcycles stopping traffic along the way.

  • Chris Barrett and Christian Nicolussi
Winners are grinners in Las Vegas.

As it happened: Stephen Crichton seals 90-minute Las Vegas thriller with clutch field goal

Canterbury’s inspirational skipper has delivered with just seconds left on the clock to sink the Dragons in a nailbiting golden point finish.

  • Dan Walsh
Canterbury celebrate the winning field goal by Stephen Crichton (centre).

Bulldogs win controversial Vegas thriller after Knights hang on in season opener

Dragons coach Shane Flanagan was fuming after Canterbury were awarded a dubious penalty in golden point, while Dylan Brown tasted victory in his first premiership match with the Knights.

  • Christian Nicolussi
Jason Taumalolo attends Thursday’s Fremont St Experience

‘I’ve lived by the sword, I’ll happily die by it’: Taumalolo ready to go all-out

Jason Taumalolo has two more years remaining on his 10-year contract, but doesn’t want to be held back just so he can see them out.

  • Christian Nicolussi
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Captains of the four NRL teams and two Super League sides in Las Vegas pose before the crowd at the nightclub launch.

‘They’re pretty mental’: English fans take over NRL launch in Las Vegas

The NRL’s third visit to Las Vegas was officially launched at a raucous function at the Zouk Nightclub at Resorts World on Thursday.

  • Christian Nicolussi and Chris Barrett
The Storm, Eels and Titans will all be fighting for a spot in the bottom half of the top eight.

Seven sides, three finals spots: The top-eight bolters who will shake up the NRL

Newcastle’s million-dollar playmakers are the great unknown in Las Vegas. And the 2026 NRL season, especially the finals fight, will be as unpredictable as ever too.

  • Andrew Johns
Matt Lodge runs the ball up at Cowboys training in Las Vegas.

‘Grateful they let me back’: Lodge returns to US a decade after rampage

The journeyman front-rower is in Las Vegas with his new team, the North Queensland Cowboys, after being cleared to enter the country by US authorities.

  • Chris Barrett
Rugby league finally returned on Saturday night.

Excess baggage: Why the Bulldogs will pay for two extra players to travel to Vegas

Rugby league finally returned to Kogarah on a warm Saturday evening, with North Queensland and St George Illawarra notching wins.

  • Christian Nicolussi