Monday Morning Dummy Half: Junior Pauga/Tukimihia Simpkins Kiwi-NRL Debuts
Aotearoa now has 10 Kiwi-NRL debutants in 2021 after Junior Pauga and Tukimihia Simpkins helped Wests Tigers snare a win over Brisbane Broncos.
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Aotearoa now has 10 Kiwi-NRL debutants in 2021 after Junior Pauga and Tukimihia Simpkins helped Wests Tigers snare a win over Brisbane Broncos.
Are we sure of Joseph Manu's ceiling?
In late October the Rugby League World Cup will start and given the state of Planet Earth, we have no idea what kind of RLWC will be rolled out.
Parramatta Eels welcomed back Dylan Brown to bolster their supreme Kiwi-NRL crew and I can't let Nelson Asofa-Solomona go uncelebrated any further.
Hanging your Shaun Johnson cap on a win over Gold Coast Titans isn't a fabulous endorsement of Johnson's form or scope moving forward, yet it is some kind of starting point.
Newcastle Knights are in the midst of a wee NRL slump and with plenty of Kiwi-NRL talent recruited from Aotearoa waiting for a crack, this isn't the worst case scenario.
This week's Monday Morning Dummy Half rolls through a few Kiwi-NRL deep cuts and they don't get much deeper than Canberra Raiders fullback Caleb Aekins finally enjoying a win.
As the Kiwi-NRL stocks grow the centre position is enjoying a rejuvenation and while Joseph Manu still sits on his perch as the best Aotearoa Kiwis centre in the NRL, two former Bulldogs have leap-frogged recent Aotearoa Kiwis centres.
After eight rounds of NRL footy, it’s time for a Kiwi-NRL Takeover Update and that’s extra juicy as Benji Marshall became the most capped NRL player from Aotearoa while the Kiwi-NRL debuts keep on coming.
At the top of the NRL ladder sit the best Kiwi-NRL player of 2021 in James Fisher-Harris, along with a trio of Aotearoa halves in Dylan Brown, Benji Marshall and Jahrome Hughes.
Back in 2012, Whangarei Intermediate won the first Rugby League Nines tournament played at the AIMS Games with Dylan Brown, Paul Turner and Wiremu Greig in their team.
Sydney Roosters have the lost their starting halfback and promoted the hottest prospect of recent memory in Sam Walker, all while their Kiwi-NRL forwards maintain Roosters excellence in their leadership and mahi.
With North Queensland Cowboys taking a dip in their Kiwi-NRL funk, Parramatta Eels are on the rise as a notable Kiwi-NRL club.
Two rounds in and Benji Marshall has already proven to be one of the most influential #KiwiNRL players in the NRL, playing two different roles for the Rabbitohs.
The first round of NRL footy for 2021 served as a delightful reminder that Aotearoa Kiwis rugby league is wiggling into an exciting few months ahead of the Rugby League World Cup later this year.
The 2021 Maori All Stars team provided a fabulous insight into the budding crop of #KiwiNRL youngsters coming through the North Queensland Cowboys system.
Parramatta Eels will be an undercover #KiwiNRL team to keep tabs on this season as two of Aotearoa's best young players will be building in Dylan Brown and Marata Niukore.
Two Aotearoa Kiwis legends, two different decisions made as Benji Marshall joins South Sydney Rabbitohs and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck heads off to rugby union after this season.
There is no shortage of young lads from Aotearoa moving and grooving in the NRL, fresh off a 2020 campaign that saw 13 #KiwiNRL debutants.
Mention Canberra Raiders recruitment trends and most will refer back to the plethora of Englishmen who have linked up with the Raiders, while Aotearoa has provided just as many Raiders recruits as well as stacking the Raiders junior ranks younger prospects.