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2026 NRL Telstra Premiership

Round 1

Results

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>  Newcastle 28 (B. Best, G. Marzhew, T. Mooney, F. Sharpe, D. Young tries; K. Ponga 4 goals) defeated North Qld 18 (M. Taulagi 2, H. Luki tries; J. Clifford 3 goals) at Allegiant Stadium.
Date: Sat, 28th February.   Kickoff: 6:15 PM.   Halftime: 12-all.   Penalties: 4-all.   Referee: Ashley Klein.   Crowd: 45,719.
Newcastle: Ponga (C), Young, Gagai, Best, Marzhew; Sharpe, Brown; Saifiti, Crossland, Mooney, Lucas, McEwen, Croker. Int: Frizell, Smith, Cant, Saulo.
North Qld: Drinkwater, Burns, Purdue, Chester, Taulagi; Clifford, Dearden (C); Hess, Mahoney, Taumalolo, Luki, McIntyre, Cotter. Int: Mikaele, O'Donnell, Neame, Lodge.
>  Canterbury 15 (J. Kiraz, J. Preston tries; S. Crichton 3 goals; S. Crichton field goal) defeated St Geo Illa 14 (E. Guler, S. Tu tries; V. Holmes 2, K. Flanagan goals) at Allegiant Stadium.
Date: Sat, 28th February.   Kickoff: 8:30 PM.   Halftime: Canterbury 10-8.   Penalties: Canterbury 9-3.   Referee: Grant Atkins.   Crowd: 45,719.
Canterbury: Tracey, Kiraz, Xerri, Crichton (C), Montoya; Burton, Galvin; King, Hayward, Hughes, Kikau, Preston, Salmon. Int: Mann, Tupouniua, Hayes, Curran.
St Geo Illa: Gutherson (C), Tuipulotu, Suli, Holmes, Tu; Flanagan, Atkinson; Guler, Cook, Couchman, Leilua, Su'A, Sele. Int: Stewart, Kerr, Couchman, Feagai.
>  Melbourne 52 (S. Fa'alogo 2, H. Grant 2, J. Chan, J. Howarth, M. Leo, A. Lisati, W. Warbrick tries; N. Meaney 8 goals) defeated Parramatta 4 (S. Russell try) at AAMI Park.
Date: Thu, 5th March.   Kickoff: 8:00 PM.   Halftime: Melbourne 18-4.   Penalties: Parramatta 6-4.   Referee: Todd Smith.   Crowd: 18,264.
Melbourne: Fa'alogo, Warbrick, Howarth, Leo, Meaney; Munster, Hughes; Utoikamanu, Grant (C), King, Chan, Lisati, MacDonald. Int: Wishart, Clarke, Kamikamica, Moale, Conn.
Parramatta: Iongi, Simonsson, Penisini, Kelly, Russell; Pezet, Moses (C); Hopgood, Smith, Paulo, Williams, Kautoga, De Belin. Int: Walker, Doorey, Da Silva, Papalii.
>  Penrith 26 (T. Jenkins 2, D. Edwards, C. Mclean tries; N. Cleary 5 goals) defeated Brisbane 0 at Suncorp Stadium.
Date: Fri, 6th March.   Kickoff: 7:00 PM.   Penalties: Penrith 8-2.   Referee: Adam Gee.   Crowd: 45,566.
Brisbane: Walsh, Karapani, Staggs, Shibasaki, Mariner; Hunt, Reynolds (C); Jensen, Paix, Haas, Gosiewski, Riki, Carrigan. Int: Mam, Willison, Talty, Tawha.
Penrith: Edwards, Alamoti, Jenkins, Mclean, To'o; Talagi, Cleary (C); Leota, Kenny, Smith, Papali'i, Garner, Yeo. Int: Sorensen, Cogger, Going, Phillips.
>  Warriors 42 (C. Harris-Tavita 2, T. Boyd, K. Capewell, S. Halasima, C. Nicoll-Klokstad, A. Pompey tries; T. Boyd 7 goals) defeated Sydney 18 (A. Crichton, B. Smith, J. Tedesco tries; S. Walker 3 goals) at Go Media Stadium.
Date: Fri, 6th March.   Kickoff: 8:00 PM.   Halftime: Warriors 22-6.   Penalties: Warriors 11-4.   Referee: Wyatt Raymond.   Crowd: 24,112.
Warriors: Nicoll-Klokstad, Watene-Zelezniak, Leiataua, Pompey, Tuivasa-Sheck; Harris-Tavita, Boyd; Fisher-Harris (C), Egan, Ford, Capewell, Laban, Clark. Int: Healey, Vaimauga, Halasima, Stowers-Smith.
Sydney: Tedesco (C), Tupou, Smith, Pauga, Nawaqanitawase; Cherry-Evans, Walker; Whyte, Ioelu, Collins, Crichton, Butcher, Steep. Int: Watson, Wong, Butcher, Foketi.
>  Cronulla 50 (N. Hynes 2, J. Ramien 2, B. Trindall 2, S. Katoa, W. Kennedy, B. Nikora tries; N. Hynes 7 goals) defeated Gold Coast 10 (S. Faeamani, S. Verrills tries; L. Ilias goal) at Ocean Protect Stadium.
Date: Sat, 7th March.   Kickoff: 5:30 PM.   Halftime: Cronulla 34-0.   Penalties: Gold Coast 8-5.   Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski.   Crowd: 11,548.
Cronulla: Kennedy, Katoa, Ramien, Iro, Stonestreet; Trindall, Hynes; Fonua-Blake, Brailey (C), Hazelton, Nikora, Burns, Colquhoun. Int: Talakai, Rudolf, Kaufusi, Hamlin-Uele.
Gold Coast: Kini, Faeamani, Fifita, Feagai, Sami; Brimson, Ilias; Fotuaika, Verrills, Fa'asuamaleaui (C), Hau, Fermor, Randall. Int: Morrin, Simpkins, Haas, Bai.
>  Canberra 29 (N. Martin 2, X. Savage 2, E. Sanders tries; E. Sanders 4 goals; E. Sanders field goal) defeated Manly 28 (J. Fogarty, T. Koula, H. Olakau'atu, T. Trbojevic tries; J. Fogarty 5, R. Garrick goals) at 4 Pines Park.
Date: Sat, 7th March.   Kickoff: 7:35 PM.   Halftime: Manly 14-6.   Penalties: Manly 8-4.   Referee: Liam Kennedy.   Crowd: 17,253.
Manly: Trbojevic (C), Saab, Koula, Garrick, Hopoate; Brooks, Fogarty; Paseka, Simpkin, Taukeiaho, Olakau'atu, Trbojevic, Trbojevic. Int: Hetherington, Bullemor, Brown, Waddell.
Canberra: Weekes, Tamale, Sasagi, Kris, Savage; Strange, Sanders; Papalii, Starling, Tapine (C), Young, Martin, Horsburgh. Int: Brailey, Hosking, Mariota, Smithies.
>  ** Scheduled to be played ** Dolphins vs. South Sydney at Suncorp Stadium.
Date: Sun, 8th March.   Kickoff: 3:05 PM.   Referee: Peter Gough.   
Dolphins: Tabuai-Fidow, Isaako, Averillo, Farnworth, Cobbo; Nikorima, Katoa (C); Gilbert, Donoghoe, Flegler, Lemuelu, Finefeuiaki, Knowles. Int: Schneider, Keeley, Kaufusi, Fuller, Su'a, Woolf, Symonds, Naufahu, Pouniu.
South Sydney: Gray, Johnston, Mitchell, Wighton, Graham; Walker, Ward; Tatola, Garlick, Koloamatangi, Fifita, Aitken, Murray (C). Int: Mamouzelos, Duncan, Hubner, Keppie, Sullivan, Graham-Taufa, Le Blanc, Fletcher, Bentley-Hape.

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