http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest League headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:00:11 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=79 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/article.cfm?c_id=79&objectid=10625228&ref=rss Steve Price walking laps around the outside of a training pitch while Brent Tate carrying water bottles to thirsty teammates isn't the sort of image Warriors' fans would be all that comfortable with as pre-season training nears its... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/article.cfm?c_id=79&objectid=10625186&ref=rss Off the drink and off the road, controversial playmaker Todd Carney is determined to steer clear of trouble in his return to the NRL with Sydney Roosters this season.Carney has not tasted any first-grade action since being sacked... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:19:46 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/article.cfm?c_id=79&objectid=10625036&ref=rss BRISBANE - Outspoken former Kangaroos captain Gorden Tallis says Australian halfback Johnathan Thurston risks becoming rugby union's new marketing meal ticket if he switches codes next season."They don't need these players... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/article.cfm?c_id=79&objectid=10625056&ref=rss SYDNEY - There was little subterfuge as the NRL went into counterattack mode on Monday in a bid to protect its western Sydney heartland from the raids of the AFL.The best the game has to offer were all on show as the NRL All Stars... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/article.cfm?c_id=79&objectid=10624952&ref=rss Reigning Dally M medal winner Jarryd Hayne admits the pressure is building out Parramatta way as he and the Eels seek to build on their 2009 heroics.Hayne's stunning finish to last year's NRL season propelled the Eels to an unlikely... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:21:25 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/article.cfm?c_id=79&objectid=10624839&ref=rss SYDNEY - It was only 20 minutes but English import Sam Burgess packed enough into his cameo to suggest the hype may well be justified as South Sydney opened the NRL pre-season with a 42-12 win over Manly at Redfern Oval yesterday.In... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/article.cfm?c_id=79&objectid=10624598&ref=rss One of the major interests in this year's NRL competition will be seeing if big Willie Mason made the right decision - and whether the fans who hate him will come to love him.Mason's move to the North Queensland Cowboys, instead... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/article.cfm?c_id=79&objectid=10624466&ref=rss BRISBANE: Queensland selector Des Morris says any potential return to State of Origin by Lote Tuqiri would not be impeded by any grudges from when he switched to rugby in 2002.Tuqiri's return to the NRL with Wests Tigers is timely... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/article.cfm?c_id=79&objectid=10624337&ref=rss Willie Mason chose North Queensland over Newcastle as his new home this season because he believes the Cowboys have more chance of winning the NRL premiership, the Sydney Morning Herald reported today.Mason, who agreed to a... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/article.cfm?c_id=79&objectid=10624198&ref=rss The Kiwis will get the chance to lay to rest the ghosts of 1988 when league returns to rugby stronghold Eden Park for this year's Four Nations tournament.The world champions will take on Australia at the redeveloped ground on... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/article.cfm?c_id=79&objectid=10624138&ref=rss SYDNEY - Former rugby union convert Lote Tuqiri has switched back to rugby league, signing a three-year deal with Australian club Wests Tigers.Tigers chief executive Stephen Humphreys flew to England, where the 30-year-old Tuqiri... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:56:51 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/article.cfm?c_id=79&objectid=10624031&ref=rss BRISBANE - Darren Lockyer will turn to the man who knows him best to help him decide if he should continue playing representative football.While Lockyer has signed a new two-year deal with Brisbane until 2012 he is still to decide... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/article.cfm?c_id=79&objectid=10623774&ref=rss BRISBANE - Player power may not be enough to guarantee Willie Mason an NRL lifeline from Newcastle.While North Queensland coach Neil Henry was in Sydney on Tuesday chasing water-tight assurances from Mason that he'd toe the line... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200