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NRL: Former Warriors hooker to retire
Gold Coast co-captain Nathan Friend will retire from the NRL at the end of the 2016 season.

Radradra could earn extra $200,000 per season
Semi Radradra stands to collect $35,000 a week tax free if he switches to rugby union.

NRL: Storm hold off Tigers comeback
Melbourne have withstood a stunning second-half revival by the Wests Tigers to hold on for a 29-20 win in their NRL clash at AAMI Park.

NRL ref boss backs penalty try decision against Warriors
NRL referees boss Tony Archer has backed the decision to award a controversial penalty try in Cronulla's golden point win over the Warriors.

NRL: Raiders take down Titans
Canberra have moved back inside the NRL top eight with a 30-22 victory over Gold Coast at Robina.

NRL: McFadden defends decision to bench Lolohea
Warriors coach Andrew McFadden has defended his decision to start wing Jonathan Wright ahead of Tui Lolohea.

Bunnies as good as done after Penrith loss
Mark down a cold, windy night at the foot of the mountains when Souths' 2016 campaign was officially buried.

Cronulla's Origin stars to play against Warriors
Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan has resisted the temptation to rest his representative stars for Saturday's NRL clash with the Warriors.

NRL expansion shelved by CEO
Momentum had gathered again for a second Brisbane team last month, after Queensland great Gorden Tallis claimed May's sold out Suncorp Stadium double header was further proof the city had enough support for another club.

Thaiday banned for next two NRL matches
Sam Thaiday will sit out Brisbane's next two NRL matches after taking an early guilty plea on a dangerous throw charge in State of Origin II.

Sharks will target Warriors second-phase attack says Townsend
The former Warriors playmaker is well aware of the ball-playing threats posed by his old friends and teammates after playing two seasons in Auckland.

Eels fullback Michael Gordon to join Roosters
Parramatta fullback Michael Gordon will join the Roosters next season on a one-year deal.

Blues have not won penalty count in five years
Not since game three of the 2011 State of Origin series have NSW received more penalties than Queensland.

Lillyman only change for Warriors
Thomas Leuluai and Albert Vete have been listed in the 17, despite both suffering serious head knocks.

Wynne Gray: A day with the Warriors
The Warriors are gathering belief and watching the rewards of that unity.

As it happened: Warriors v Roosters
All the action (or lack of it) from the Warriors' 12-10 victory over the Roosters.

Warriors grind out win over Roosters
The Warriors claimed their third consecutive NRL win for the first time in almost a year by dispatching the Sydney Roosters.

Eels deny Semi Radradra walk out
Australian winger Semi Radradra is reportedly set to walk out of his Parramatta NRL contract.

French double helps Eels put away Bunnies
A double to budding star Bevan French has fired Parramatta to a 30-12 win over South Sydney.

Johnson gives Warriors vital edge
Halfback Shaun Johnson downplayed their intentions to target the Sydney Roosters struggling left-side in tomorrow's NRL clash at Mt Smart Stadium.

The 5 best NRL games this season
With half of the 2016 season officially in the bag we look back at the best matches so far.