Rugby 24/7

A one-point grand final always ends in an argument about the referee. Both contentious decisions on Sunday went to the side that lost.

Sydney Roosters 19, Newcastle Knights 18. Daly Cherry-Evans kicked the 70th-minute field goal that decided it and became the oldest premiership winner in 104 years.

Parramatta hosts seven World Cup matches including a triple-header on 1 November. Every fixture and kick-off time at CommBank Stadium.

Wollongong hosts one World Cup double-header, on Friday 30 October: England’s women against Samoa, then England’s men against Papua New Guinea.

Newcastle hosts a World Cup double-header on 18 October and both semi-finals on 7 November. Every fixture, kick-off time, and why that semi-final draw matters.

Nathan Cleary took his first Dally M Medal by video with his leg in a cast, 67 votes to 53. Tamika Upton won her third. Every 2026 winner.

The NRL is honouring Jai Arrow before Sunday’s grand final. He retired in May at 30 with motor neurone disease, got to 100 Souths games anyway, and won the Provan-Summons Medal this week.

Newcastle 30, Parramatta 24, in front of 90,414 at Stadium Australia in 2001 – the first night grand final, and the last one the Knights have played.

The Knights hooker pleaded guilty at the NRL judiciary over the hip-drop tackle that broke Nathan Cleary’s leg. Four games: the grand final and all three of New Zealand’s World Cup pool matches.