The NRL 2022 finals start this week in what is shaping up to be one of the most intriguing series in many years. Each year, a group of finalists reaches September with the ambition to go further in the knockout series which is the NRL 2022 finals series. A number of fixtures will soon establish […] READ MORE
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Penrith beat South Sydney and win 2021 NRL Premiership title
The Penrith Panthers beat the South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-12 to win the 2021 NRL Premiership title on Sunday, in Brisbane. Penrith beat South Sydney and win 2021 NRL Premiership title In winning the 2021 Grand Final, coach Ivan Cleary and his chargers avenged the 2020 loss to the Melbourne Storm. It was a game watched […] READ MORE
Fallout From Week 1 of the 2021 NRL Finals
Week 1 of the 2021 NRL finals, and four unmissable matchups. Melbourne Storm beat the Manly Sea Eagles, South Sydney Rabbitohs beat Penrith Panthers, Sydney Roosters beat Gold Coast Titans, and Parramatta Eels beat Newcastle Knights. Melbourne and Souths’ victories mean they get the all-important week off. In fact, 13 of the last 14 Premiers […] READ MORE
2019 NRL finals – ready for ‘another classic’
With the 2019 NRL finals starting 13 September, and Last Word On Rugby are elated to preview the upcoming matches in what is sure to be ‘another classic’ end to the season. The teams’ finals history The top eight for the finals is: Melbourne Storm, Sydney Roosters, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Canberra Raiders, Paramatta Eels, Manly […] READ MORE
NRL Women’s Premiership Series, to coincide with 2018 Finals
The National Rugby League (NRL) have officially launched the 2018 Holden Women's Premiership. The four team competition has been strategically designed to establish a footprint for Women's rugby league, with supporting International and State of Origin series leading up to the September dates [to be confirmed] READ MORE
NRL Finals Series: North Queensland Cowboys Keep Defying the Odds
It doesn’t happen often in the NRL, but the North Queensland Cowboys keep defying the odds. They finished eighth when the season ended and have survived the sudden-death playoffs…. twice. And what is remarkable, is that they did that ‘without two of their biggest stars’ in Matt Scott and the mercurial, Jonathan Thurston. The Cowboys […] READ MORE
Melbourne Storm Seal NRL Telstra Minor Premiers Title in 2017
After a year of being ‘almost perfect’ Craig Bellamy and his Melbourne Storm team have claimed another NRL Telstra Minor Premiers title. Officially, this is the third time the side have been top of the league table – but true followers of rugby league will know, the Storm have in recent memory made the JJ […] READ MORE