Rugby League

Two hat-tricks scored by two individual players sent the Fiji Bati and Fiji Bulikula marching on with hopes of getting into the top positions in the Pacific Bowls competition.

The PNG Kumuls romped to a 22-10 win over the Fijian Bati, while Fetu Samoa kept their 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup dream alive with a 30-16 win over Tonga in Suva.

Four teams, two men's and two women's sides, will feature at the National Stadium in Suva.

The Pasifika Youth Cup under-17 boys and girls teams representing seven nations will be competing in Blockhouse Bay, kicking off today and running until Sunday. Audio

The PNG Kumuls will tackle the Fijian Bati in the opening men's match, while the Samoans face Tonga in an all Polynesia battle.

"We want everyone to know, especially our men… if you are going through troubles, all you've got to do is to ask for help - please just ask." Audio

The rugby league tournament begins on 18 October.

Tonga will meet the World Cup champions at Suncorp Stadium on 18 October before travelling to New Zealand to face last year's Pacific Cup winners at Go Media Stadium on 2 November.

It took just one-and-a-half minutes for the Warriors to score, with the home team scoring a point a minute at the start of their winning match against the Newcastle Knights.

The Warriors are taking on the Newcastle Knights in tonight's semi-final at Go Media Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland.

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New South Wales has salvaged State of Origin pride in a face-saving 24-10 victory over Queensland at the Sydney Olympic Stadium.

Parramatta Eels star Dylan Brown has pleaded guilty to groping a young woman at a pub in Sydney.

Queensland won the 2023 State of Origin series with a dominant 32-6 victory over New South Wales in game two in Brisbane.

Black Ferns Sevens star Tyla Nathan-Wong is switching codes to play in the NRLW, but does hope to return.

Former Warriors rugby league star Manu Vatuvei is set to be released from prison later this month and will take up a role with the club as a mentor. Audio

France has pulled out of hosting the 2025 Rugby League World Cup with organisers citing financial reasons for the decision.

The Warriors captain Tohu Harris is brushing off suggestions his side gets treated unfairly in the NRL.