Category: Newcastle Knights
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KNIGHTS DEALT MAJOR BLOW FOR CLASH AGAINST THE RAIDERS
Newcastle has been dealt a blow, with Mitchell Pearce ruled out of tomorrow’s clash with Canberra. The Knights halfback WAS hoping to return from a hamstring injury, but failed to get through training this morning.
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GOOD AND BAD NEWS FROM THE KNIGHTS SUNSHINE COAST BUBBLE
Mitchell Pearce looks set to miss the Knights clash with the Storm after pulling up with a hamstring problem. But there’s good news from the camp too – the Saifiti brothers will be in red and blue for the foreseeable future.
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COMPETITION FOR SPOTS BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN THE KNIGHTS
Jacob Saifiti says competition for starting spots is finally bringing out the best in the Knights. The team is using the bye to meticulously prepare to face the red hot Storm.
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LOCKED IN | ORIGIN III IS COMING TO NEWCASTLE
Newcastle’s worst kept secret is out – State of Origin Game III will be played at McDonald Jones Stadium for the first time next week, shifting from Sydney as the city continues to battle a COVID outbreak. Premier Gladys Berejiklian extended the lockdown by another seven days – it will now end on Friday July…
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YOUNG KNIGHT EAGER TO IMPRESS
Dominic Young says won’t give up his position on the wing easily after getting his first taste of victory against the Warriors. The teenage English recruit is hopeful the Knights can build momentum in the back end of the season, with star players returning from injury.
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KNIGHTS PINCH A LATE VICTORY OVER WARRIORS
He was out for three months and tonight Mitchell Pearce steered the Knights to a gritty win at home. Newcastle pinched a late victory over the Warriors in the lowest-scoring NRL match of the season.
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KNIGHTS WON’T RISK PONGA UNTIL HE’S 100%
He’s the Knights biggest star, but Kalyn Ponga has only played five games so far this season. The club says they’re playing the long game with their number one and won’t risk him until he’s 100 per cent fit.
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DEPLETED KNIGHTS BOOSTED BY THE RETURN OF ORIGIN PROP
At least four of the Bunnies’ Origin stars will miss tomorrow’s clash with Newcastle at Stadium Australia. It gives Adam O’Brien’s depleted Knights a better shot at an upset, in an inconsistent season.
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KNIGHTS CLAIM A HARD FOUGHT WIN OVER MANLY
The Knights have snapped a two-game losing streak, claiming an eight-point win over the Sea Eagles at home. It was a bruising encounter and the referee took a zero-tolerance approach…putting five players on report.
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WATSON PREPARES FOR HIS FAVOURITE NRL ROUND
Connor Watson admits he doesn’t want to leave Newcastle, but needs his contract situation with the Knights sorted out as soon as possible. For now the 24-year-old is focusing on his favourite week of the NRL season.