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Human highlights reel open to rugby league exit party

Mark Nawaqanitawase is still open to featuring in this year's Rugby League World Cup, despite agreeing to switch codes at the end of the season.

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Many elite athletes live with health impacts long after they retire. Should they carry all the costs?

When former All Black Sonny Bill Williams spoke from hospital before his recent neck surgery, his message was not simply about pain. It was a warning to young athletes and their parents about the physical price that can come with a professional sporting career.

The Conversation

Former England star Anthony Watson says he cheated HIA to play Lions Test

The British and Irish Lions winger said he knew how to pass the recall element of the HIA assessment

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It took 19 seconds for Tigers to win Pearce-Paul over

On an August afternoon last year, Kai Pearce-Paul was convinced once-and-for-all he'd made the right call signing with Wests Tigers.

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Toronto Wolfpack players finally paid salaries after five-year battle

Players from former Super League club Toronto Wolfpack have received their salaries after a five-year legal campaign

The Guardian - UK

Gallen wins points verdict in hyped fight with SBW

Paul Gallen has scored a split points win over Sonny Bill Williams in their long-awaited heavyweight boxing bout that hardly lived up to the billing.

AAP

Man of many talents hits right note for Aussie tennis

Gifted allrounder James McCabe has excelled in musical and sporting fields - but now he's concentrating on playing all the right notes for Australian tennis.

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'We'll keep it': SBW tips more Wallabies Bledisloe woes

Two-time World Cup winning ex-All Black Sonny Bill Williams believes an Australian team can win the Super Rugby Pacific title in 2025 but not the Bledisloe Cup.

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'Drug testers': SBW's big swing at Gallen over no-show

Cross-code superstar Sonny Bill Williams has accused an absent Paul Gallen of being afraid to be drug tested at the launch of their blockbuster bout.

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'Pick and stick': SBW's tip for Wallabies coach Schmidt

New Zealand World Cup winner Sonny Bill Williams is urging Wallabies coach to pick and stick with whoever he opts to wear Australia's troublesome No.10 jumper.

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Sonny days ahead as Broncos 'X' marks spot on the edge

Brisbane's rampaging second-rower Xavier Willison changed codes to be like his idol Sonny-Bill Williams as he makes a strong fist of positional switch.

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Wildcard winners give Australian fans reasons for optimism in Melbourne

Destanee Aiava, James McCabe, Tristan Schoolkate and Ajla Tomljanovic all progress to second round with rousing wins

The Guardian - AU

Triple threat: wildcard's unusual path to Open success

Wildcard James McCabe is grateful to have dual rugby great Sonny Bill Williams in his corner as the Australian scored a maiden grand slam win in Melbourne.

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SBW fan Willison gives Broncos 'whack' for Penrith test

Xavier Willison grew up idolising Sonny Bill Williams, and now the Brisbane behemoth is ready to take on two of Penrith's and New Zealand's great front-rowers.

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Origin call sparks no second thoughts for Suaalii

Sydney Roosters star Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii says playing State of Origin won't prompt him to rethink his three-year deal to move to rugby union.

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Browne eyes off September bout with Sonny Bill Williams

Lucas Browne has declared he only has three more fights left in him, and he wants one of them to be a blockbuster bout against Sonny Bill Williams.

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Copying SBW's All Blacks path may be slow burn for Manu

Speaking for the first time since announcing his switch to rugby union, Sydney Roosters centre Joey Manu says adapting to the 15-man game will take time.

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Willison's rise from All Blacks dreamer to Broncos prop

Broncos prop Xavier Willison once wanted to be an All Black, now his goal is to win an NRL premiership after being recruited following his first game of league.

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Toronto Wolfpack to face legal action over £1.2m of unpaid player wages

Legal proceedings are set to be launched against the owners of the former Super League club Toronto Wolfpack in a bid to recoup unpaid player salaries in excess of £1m

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Family fortunes: Williams-Guthrie eyes history with SBW

Following her sibling Sonny Bill Williams, Gold Coast's Niall Williams-Guthrie hopes to complete the first brother-sister pair to win an NRL premiership.

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‘Rock bottom’: Australia faces exit after Rugby World Cup defeat to Wales

Despair as Wallabies look set to exit tournament at the pool stage for the first tine after humiliating 40-6 rout.

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SBW slams Wallabies coach Jones and RWC 'mind games'

Sonny Bill Williams says questions need to be asked about Wallabies coach Eddie Jones's "mind games" and selection policy.

Wales Online

The best young rugby players in the world everyone's about to meet

The stars of tomorrow will take centre stage at this summer's Under 20s World Championship in South Africa

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Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i code-hopping furore the latest in line of high-profile defections between league and union

Rugby league appears to have got itself in a tizz with the upcoming defection of Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i to the Wallabies, but his is just the latest of a long line of moves between the codes, writes Simon Smale.

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Rugby union will keep coming for NRL players: Roosters

Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii's Roosters teammates expect Rugby Australia to keep spruiking to the NRL's best but are backing the talent pool to stand up to the raids.

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