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'Speed up ruck': coach's call after Roosters' NRLW romp

Sydney Roosters, reigning premiers Brisbane and Canberra notched impressive NRLW wins on Saturday.

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NSW make history with first clean sweep of Women’s State of Origin in game three

Blues defeat Maroons 12-4 to complete 3-0 whitewash with Yasmin Meakes named player of the series

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RL:NSW stick with their guns in quest for Origin history

Coach John Strange has unveiled his NSW women's State of Origin team for game three as the Blues look to sweep the series against Queensland.

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Triple blow for Maroons in bid to avoid women's sweep

Injuries to three key players have compounded Queensland's task to avoid a 3-0 women's State of Origin whitewash.

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Speechless: Butler details her 'crazy' Origin call-up

Rima Butler is readying for her potential State of Origin debut for New South Wales after Tiana Penitani-Gray sustained a knee injury.

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Revamped Maroons undergo radical reset to take 2026 State of Origin fight to Blues

Queensland have a new coach, a new-look halves pairing and five debutants itching to test NSW’s hold of the women’s shield

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Kiwi flavour adds to tasty women's Origin series opener

NSW can't wait to get the Women's State of Origin series underway in Sydney, against a Queensland side that looks very different to last year.

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NSW star set for back-row debut in Origin opener

Tiana Penitani Gray has played centre, wing and five-eighth for NSW, but will soon be adding a position she has zero experience with to that list.

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Roosters chase 100-year first and NRLW supremacy

Chasing a record-equalling third NRLW title and a perfect season, captain Isabelle Kelly attributes the Sydney Roosters' rise to coach John Strange.

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Broncos primed to reclaim NRLW throne from Roosters in fitting grand final matchup

Brisbane were the original benchmark in the league before Sydney toppled them. Now the two best clubs meet in the decider for the third time

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Stacked NRLW sides set scene for Origin-style decider

Brisbane and the Sydney Roosters are laden with Origin stars, and there's an expectation the NRLW grand final will bring a similar level of intensity.

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Upton still No.1 in NRLW with historic second Dally M

Tamika Upton has won her second Dally M Medal, in a season when she returned to Brisbane and steered them to the NRLW grand final.

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Stay away bro: Strange wary of Ethan virus for NRLW GF

Sydney Roosters second-rower Jasmin Strange has kept away from her brother Ethan ahead of the NRLW grand final, after the sick Canberra men's star returned home

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Baxter fires warning as Roosters chase perfect season

Corban Baxter says the Sydney Roosters have yet to fulfil their potential as they look to wrap up the perfect NRLW season with a grand-final win over Brisbane.

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Ice queen Kelleher out to seal unbeaten Roosters year

She starred to put the Sydney Roosters into the grand final and now Jocelyn Kelleher wants her side to complete an NRLW double along with an undefeated season.

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Roosters must buck NRLW finals trend against Sharks

Only Newcastle out of the last four top-placed teams have gone on to claim an NRLW premiership - the undefeated Sydney Roosters are out to buck the trend.

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Roosters stay unbeaten, Titans, Cowboys rope NRLW wins

The Sydney Roosters remain unbeaten on top of the NRLW standings, as the Titans and Cowboys make their move up the ladder.

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Rachael Pearson turns NSW snub into peak fitness

Rachael Pearson is feeling fitter and stronger than at any point of her NRLW career, spurred on by missing out on a place in NSW's State of Origin side.

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NSW praise Togatuki's strength to play after tragedy

NSW prop Sarah Togatuki took the field for the third State of Origin match only days after the death of her sister.

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New Blues forge own winning path far from past failures

Beating Queensland once seemed near-impossible for NSW legend Ruan Sims, but the current Blues want to start a new women's Origin dynasty with a whitewash.

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NSW Blues’ historic Origin series win turns the tide for women’s rugby league

The Blues were red-hot even in wet conditions in Game 2 to claim the State of Origin shield from the Maroons and lay down a marker for years to come

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Origin ace Cherrington has a laugh at QLD's expense

Kennedy Cherrington loved getting under the skin of Queensland rival Chelsea Lenarduzzi as the Blues clinched the women's State of Origin series.

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NSW Blues win Game 2 to clinch 2025 Women’s State of Origin series – as it happened

The relentless Blues took a 2-0 lead in the Origin series to reclaim the shield with a 26-6 victory over the Maroons at Allianz Stadium

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Women's Origin coaches want a slice of NRL Vegas action

The NRL has left the women's game off the Las Vegas extravaganza, prompting calls from a Jillaroos great for a rethink in what match must be taken to the US.

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'New coach, new team': why Blues don't talk about 2024

Taking a series lead into game two of women's Origin is familiar for NSW, but captain Isabelle Kelly says there are no scars from last year's capitulation.

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