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Storm Laments Poor Start Not Disallowed Tries
By STEVE MASCORD THERE were two disallowed tries about which he could have complained loudly, but Melbourne Storm captain Cameron Smith instead applied the blowtorch to himself and his charges. The...
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THE JOY OF SEVEN: Finals Week One
By STEVE MASCORD BEARING BAD NEWS SHOULD referees be told at halftime if they have committed a major error in a big ticket match that has the potential to affect the outcome? The argument in favour of...
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THE WRAP: NRL Finals Week One
By STEVE MASCORD MY furry colleague at Rugby League Week, the Mole, last week wrote that Greg Inglis was unlikely to play in the World Cup due to his ongoing knee problem. So when the finals series...
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DISCORD 2013: Edition 38
By STEVE MASCORD YOU know how some rugby league columnists seem to have a go at the game’s administration every chance they get? You know how you read their columns and wish they’d talk about something...
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Players Deliberately Obscuring Would-be Tries, Says Waqa
By STEVE MASCORD NRL players are exploiting a loophole in the current video refereeing procedure by deliberately obscuring would-be tries from television cameras, according to Melbourne winger Sisa...
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THE JOY OF SIX: Finals Week Two
By STEVE MASCORD WAYNES WORLD VIII? ASKED on Saturday night why his Newcastle side was coming good in the finals, coach Wayne Bennett replied: “It’s spring”. Then quizzed if that was the reason just...
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THE JOY OF SIX: Finals week four
By STEVE MASCORD WELL, WE DO – BUT SHOULD WE GO AROUND SAYING SO? COACH Trent Robinson has admitted he thought it ‘a bit strange’’ that Sydney Roosters chose to promote this season with the slogan “We...
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Four Nations: NEW ZEALAND 14 SAMOA 12 at Toll Stadium, Whangarei
By STEVE MASCORD FURIOUS coach Matt Parish claimed Samoa had been treated “like second class citizens” after another agonising late defeat at the Four Nations. A 75th minute try by centre Shaun...
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Five Things We Learned: 2015 NRL Nines
By STEVE MASCORD SOUTH SYDNEY CAN SURVIVE THE DEPARTURE OF SAM BURGESS IT’S hazardous to make judgments on premiership candidacy in February and bordering on delusional to do so after a nines...
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If You Could Change One Rule In Rugby League, What Would It Be?
By STEVE MASCORD “THAT’s a REALLY good question,” says James Graham, late one Friday night after Canterbury match at Homebush. “It’s a tough one. What have people been saying? Um, yeah, I don’t want to...
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