racism saga

Brisbane Broncos, open market, backrowers, sign, Brendan Piakura injury, Kulikefu Finefeuiaki, Luke Garner, Angus Crichton, Coen Hess, Klese Haas, Euan Aitken

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NRL 2023 RD20 CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS V BRISBANE BRONCOS - TEVITA PANGAI JUNIOR

[ad_1] The Broncos are on the lookout to sign a backrower, effective immediately, to help fill the void left by premiership winner Kurt Capewell. Capewell played in the grand final last year before joining the Warriors on a three-year deal which has seen Brendan Piakura promoted into the starting pack. Piakura injured his knee in … Read more

Trent Robinson hits back at claims Roosters prop Spencer Leniu is racist

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[ad_1] Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson is adamant that Spencer Leniu is not a racist hopeful that the fallout from his eight match ban for calling Brisbane’s Ezra Mam “a monkey” can lead to a “changing point” for language in sport and society. The Samoan international pleaded guilty to the slur made during the opening … Read more

NRL 2024 news, how Jared Waerea-Hargreaves defused Roosters-Broncos Vegas hotel incident, James Hooper column, Round 2 team news

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[ad_1] Roosters enforcer Jared Waerea-Hargreaves has long been one of our favourite players and this latest anecdote from Las Vegas only re-enforces big JWH’s reputation. It’s been well-documented in the wake of the Ezra Mam-Spencer Leniu racism furore how a select group of Brisbane Broncos and Sydney Roosters players were considering coming to blows back … Read more

Jason Demetriou under pressure, nightmare draw, South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Brisbane Broncos, Round 2

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[ad_1] The pressure is already mounting on Rabbitohs’ coach Jason Demetriou with Souths facing an 0-2 start to the year against the Broncos amid a nightmare draw to start the season. After their 36-24 loss to Manly in Round 1, Braith Anasta believes their clash with the Broncos on Thursday night is a must win … Read more

Corey Oates snub, Brisbane Broncos, Deine Mariner, Jesse Arthars, Kevin Walters, Round 2 vs Rabbitohs, Selwyn Cobbo

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[ad_1] Corey Oates’ Broncos career is at a crossroads as debate rages over whether the veteran winger has a right to feel hard done by for being repeatedly left out of the Brisbane side. The 29-year-old has scored 118 tries in 202 games, but just nine of those came last season and he has fallen … Read more

Stephen Crichton, Matt Burton, Matty Johns Show, Cooper Cronk, Bulldogs, Cameron Ciraldo, rugby league news, reaction

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[ad_1] The Bulldogs were handily beaten by the Eels in Round 1 in what was a somewhat disappointing result for the long-suffering fans who had high hopes in 2024, however according to Matty Johns and Cooper Cronk, not all is as bad as it seems. The Bulldogs were extremely stout defensively in the first half, … Read more

Early Mail, Late Mail, Round 2, ins and outs, cuts, injuries, Sitili Tupouniua, Sydney Roosters, Brendan Piakura, Broncos

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[ad_1] Roosters back-rower Sitili Tupouniua is set to overcome a leg injury to take on Manly on Sunday. Meanwhile the Broncos are hopeful Brendan Piakura will pass concussion protocols to line up in the second row against the Rabbitohs. Read on for the Early Mail for Round 2. The only place to watch every game … Read more

Anthony Mundine view on Spencer Leniu-Ezra Mam incident, Instagram, Latrell Mitchell, reaction, rugby league news

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[ad_1] Anthony Mundine has taken to social media to claim Spencer Leniu’s “monkey” remark to Broncos star Ezra Mam is “not racism”. Leniu apologised to Mam when admitting Thursday that he directed the term at the Broncos playmaker during the Roosters win in Las Vegas. In a video posted to Instagram on Thursday night, Mundine … Read more