2022 Rugby League World Cup: Aotearoa Defeats Lebanon, Joseph Manu Ascends
Aotearoa Kiwis started their Rugby League World Cup campaign with a niggly beautiful 34-12 win over Lebanon.
2022 Rugby League World Cup: Three Key Trends About Aotearoa Kiwis Footy
Aotearoa Kiwis start their Rugby League World Cup campaign on Monday morning against Lebanon and regardless of what their opponents offer, Aotearoa Kiwis have laid out some key aspects of their footy under coach Michael Maguire.
2022 Rugby League World Cup: Kiwi-NRL Tonga Breakdown
With a core group of young leaders from South Auckland, Tonga are Rugby League World Cup contenders once again.
2022 Rugby League World Cup: Aotearoa Kiwis Squad
Kiwis coach Michael Maguire named his Aotearoa Kiwis World Cup squad and while there are a few funky selections, Maguire has built a hearty squad covering all bases.
2017 RLWC: Later Bo To Kidwell's Old Boys Club
David Kidwell and his old boys club of selectors got exactly what they deserved, which was exactly not what Aotearoa Kiwis deserved. Hold your heads high kiwi league fans, we deserve better.
2017 RLWC: What Is Shaun Johnson?
It doesn't matter what Shaun Johnson actually is as a rugby league half. All that matters is that he gains some clarity and RLWC knockout footy without his Kiwis buddy Kieran Foran is the fascniating juncture where we'll all suss out SJ7.
2017 RLWC: Niggly Notebook #3
There's nothing 'global' about 2017 Rugby League World Cup quarter-finals. Plenty of international growth to come folks, if rugby league wants it.
2017 RLWC: Aotearoa Kiwis Black Book #6
Aotearoa lost to Tonga and a few changes have been made for the Kiwis to face Fiji. All good jah, keep it moving and on to a fresh challenge (quarter-final time baby).
2017 RLWC: Aotearoa Kiwis Black Book #5 (Tonga Preivew)
How can Aotearoa get the W against Tonga this weekend? Stopping Taumalolo, Taukeiaho and Fifita will be crucial, they'll have to hit Tonga's weakest edge as well.
2017 RLWC: Aotearoa Kiwis Black Book #4
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves has gone from not even being in the Kiwis RLWC squad, to starting two games and named to start against Tonga. Crazy yarn that, otherwise this Kiwis team to face Tonga is fairly stock-standard.
2017 RLWC: Niggly Notebook #2
We get the second RLWC Niggly Notebook underway with some rugby league international growth thoughts, then there's analysis on England's win over Lebanon as well as highlight Robbie Farah's edge defence (not good). Oh and WHO IS GARRY LO!?
2017 RLWC: Aotearoa Kiwis Black Book #3 (Scotland Preview)
There are a few changes to the Aotearoa Kiwis team to face Scotland and a few cuzzies are out to demand selection in Aotearoa's top-17. Ol' mate Dave Kidwell's got a few tricky decisions to make.
2017 RLWC: Niggly Notebook #1
The glorious Rugby League World Cup has begun and we're dripping with funk from the opening round; from a crappy Samoa, to irresistible Ireland.
2017 RLWC: Aotearoa Kiwis Black Book #2 (Samoa Debrief)
Aotearoa got their Rugby League World Cup campaign started with a win over Samoa. Plenty to debrief; from Samoa not posing a threat to a Kiwis forward pack dripping with variety.
2017 RWLC: Aotearoa Kiwis Black Book #1 (DA KEY IS WEEZ)
Kodi Nikorima will partner Shaun Johnson in the halves for Aotearoa Kiwis vs Samoa, there's also some funk in the forward pack with Joseph Tapine sliding out to the edge. Get an Aotearoa Kiwis focus via the Black Book.
2017 RLWC: Young Polynesian Halves Setting Up Their Careers
Fa'amanu Brown will move to a new NRL club next season and an opportunity to lead Samoa's play-making shapes as the perfect starting point for a new chapter. Tonga have Ata Hingano and Tuimoala Lolohea who are also looking at a 2018 season full of opportunity, gotta do the job for Tonga first and foremost.
2017 RLWC: Tonga's Revolving Door
Tonga got a massive boost for the Rugby League World Cup, but who is going to help them sustain success on the field and in the business meetings next year?
2017 RLWC: How You Gonna Solve This Weird Edge Forward Situation Dave?
Aotearoa Kiwis coach David Kidweel doesn't have a specialist edge forward in his RLWC squad, so what's the go there?
2017 RLWC: Aotearoa Kiwis Centre Options
Aotearoa hasn't had a whole lot of depth at centre recently and there still isn't. Times are changing though and a few blokes have a chance to join Dean Whare in being a top-dawg Aotearoa Kiwis centre.
A Personal History of the Rugby League World Cup
Contrary to the usual cliché, I don’t remember where I was when Shaun Johnson scored that miracle try against England in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup semi final.