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Sam Tomkins welcomes decision of NRL stars to choose Samoa over Australia

The Pacific Islanders will have no fewer than eight players appearing in Sunday’s NRL Grand Final between Penrith and Parramatta.

The Independent UK

Penrith's NRL real estate a big advantage

The bulk of Penrith's players live in the Nepean area due to a throwback to the NRL's residency rule, and it is a huge reason for their recent dominance.

AAP

Gutherson Eels' greatest gift of century

Clint Gutherson and Brad Arthur's perfect partnership to take Parramatta to the NRL grand final emerged from some of the club's darkest days this century.

AAP

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Paulo's grand final tribute to Parramatta

Parramatta prop Junior Paulo is playing Sunday's grand final in the name of western Sydney, where he says "rugby league is a language that everyone speaks".

AAP

Nod to the past for women's rugby league

Topics: Women's rugby league and the old Newcastle Herald building.

Newcastle Herald

Penrith Panthers on verge of NRL greatness

Penrith can complete the most dominant run since the 1980s Parramatta team in the NRL grand final, while the Eels attempt to break a long, long title drought.

AAP

A city on the rise, a curse and a question of faith: a new Parramatta dares to hope for NRL glory

The decades since the Eels’ last premiership have been marked by periods of turbulence at the club and the city

The Guardian - AU

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How Mitch Kenny went from cutting grass to cutting down defenders as Penrith's unlikely dummy half hero

There was a time when Mitch Kenny knew as much about playing hooker as he did cutting grass. Now he's odds-on to star the NRL grand final as Penrith's dummy half.

ABC News

England camp bullish despite absences from Rugby League World Cup squad

England’s head coach and captain insist they have assembled a squad capable of winning the Rugby League World Cup despite a string of frontline absentees withdrawing from the tournament

The Guardian - UK

Koori Knockout, Indigenous NSW Rugby League carnival, is back and celebrating 50 years

More than 100 teams and 40,000 spectators are expected to turn up over four days after a two-year hiatus for the rugby league tournament.

ABC News

Cleary relishes unleashing floater threat

Nathan Cleary's kicking game has continued to grow but the Penrith halfback's latest trick play is perhaps his most devastating.

AAP

Party like it’s 2009: the heady ride to Parramatta’s last NRL grand final

In mid-July the Eels were second-last and friendless, by the end of September they had surged into the decider

The Guardian - AU

Eels to win, put club back on map: Price

Parramatta legend Ray Price is tired of waiting for the club's 36-year title drought to end, but says the mindset of the current team has given him belief.

AAP

Leeds Rhinos duo join NRL stars and Grand Final winner in Ireland World Cup squad

Ireland coach Ged Corcoran has named his squad for this year's World Cup

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How Penrith's NRL grand final charge was built on becoming a Pacific powerhouse

It's not just on the field where Penrith are setting the standards for the rest of the NRL - the Panthers are the best club in the league when it comes to nurturing Pasifika players.

AAP

Ivan Cleary admires Eels' tough GF route

Penrith coach Ivan Cleary admires the way Sunday's opponents Parramatta have overcome the odds to reach their first grand final in over a decade.

AAP

Eels want to unleash Brown's aggression

Parramatta want Nathan Brown to unleash his normal aggressive style in the NRL grand final, as they search for a way to shut down Penrith's Nathan Cleary.

AAP

Eels rule Opacic out of NRL grand final

Parramatta centre Tom Opacic has failed to recover in time from a hamstring injury and won't play in Sunday's NRL grand final against Penrith.

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AAP

Fear drove Lane to Eels and NRL stardom

Parramatta star Shaun Lane has admitted he feared he would become a wasted NRL talent without a contract before making one last effort to revitalise his career.

AAP

New bromance in Penrith's title defence

Brian To'o has 66 games of NRL experience on Penrith rookie Sunia Turuva but says he learns just as much from his good mate as he teaches him.

AAP

Dynasty or drought-breaker in NRL decider

Parramatta and Penrith face differing challenges in the NRL decider: One with the pressure of the game's longest drought and the other vying to defend a title.

ABC News

Nicho Hynes is a worthy Dally M winner, but must now bear the heavy weight of history

Cronulla halfback Nicho Hynes deserves his Dally M victory, but the Sharks playmaker will now unfairly be saddled with the weight of history.

AAP

Hynes' Dally M justifies coach's prophecy

Nicho Hynes has said he thought Cronulla coach Craig Fitzgibbon was crazy when he told him he could win Dally M this year. Now that prediction is a reality.

The Guardian - AU

Nathan Cleary, the perfectionist who can win Penrith the NRL grand final

Like Cooper Cronk and Cameron Smith, he has built his game not on rare brilliance but on relentless excellence

AAP

Hunt rejects latest Dragons NRL offer

Ben Hunt insists he can still get a deal done with St George Illawarra before the World Cup, despite knocking back the NRL club's latest offer.

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