Tag: Newcastle Knights
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KNIGHTS TRIAL AGAINST WENTWORTHVILLE ENDS IN DEFEAT
In pre-season NRL, the Knights went down 16 points to 14 in last night’s trial against the Wentworthville Magpies. On a positive note, Newcastle finished the game injury free, while several young players staked a claim for a first grade spot.
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KNIGHTS SWITCH FOCUS FROM NINES TO PRE SEASON TRIAL
Knights coach Nathan Brown says he’s satisfied Jaelen Feeney has learned his lesson, after being sin-binned for lobbing the ball at the referee during the Auckland Nines. The squad returned home this afternoon to prepare for a pre-season trial game.
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KNIGHTS FALL TO EELS IN QUARTER FINALS OF AUCKLAND NINES
The Knights made it to the quarter finals of the Nines tournament, only to be beaten by the Eels. Newcastle’s Jaelen Feeney was lucky to escape punishment after lobbing the ball at the referee.
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TIGERS STAND BETWEEN KNIGHTS AND A SPOT IN THE AUCKLAND NINES FINALS
The Knights will need to win their final pool match against the Tigers tomorrow morning in order to keep their Nines campaign alive. Jake Mamo starred this afternoon as the Knights bounced back from a round one loss to upset Penrith in their second match.
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KNIGHTS WARM UP FOR AUCKLAND NINES
The Knights have trained at an Auckland high school ahead of this weekend’s Nines tournament. This afternoon, the team paid a special visit to a junior rugby league club.
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NATHAN BROWN NAMES THREE CAPTAINS FOR AUCKLAND NINES
The Knights’ Jeremy Smith has been called into the World All Stars squad in place of Trent Hodkinson. Meanwhile, Nathan Brown has named Tariq Sims, Robbie Rochow and Tyler Randell as joint captains for the Auckland Nines, with new signing Pauli Pauli replacing Lachlan Fitzgibbon.
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BROWN SEES POTENTIAL FOR KNIGHTS FORWARD PAULI PAULI
Knights Coach Nathan Brown believes Pauli Pauli needed to leave Parramatta to realise his full potential. The wrecking ball front rower was let go by the Eels, to make room for their big name off-season signings.
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KNIGHTS NAME AUCKLAND NINES SQUAD
Knights coach Nathan Brown has left a handful of big names out of his Auckland Nines squad. Jarrod Mullen and Trent Hodkinson won’t travel, with youngsters Jaelen Feeney and Brock Lamb to take their place. And in what must be a first, Newcastle’s squad contains three sets of brothers.
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KNIGHTS MAMO PUTS HIS HAND UP FOR AUCKLAND NINES
Knights coach Nathan Brown has just under two weeks to finalise his team for the Auckland Nines. With Tariq Sims and Sione Mata-utai both cleared to take part, other players such as Jake Mamo are putting their hands up to be part of the squad.
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KNIGHTS LEARN A FEW TRICKS FROM CIRQUE DU SOLEIL
Training of a far different kind for the Newcastle Knights late today – not on the field, but backstage with performers from the latest Cirque du Soleil production. The cast of Quidam taught players a thing or two during rehearsals – thankfully all went to plan. There’s no chance of losing any players to the show…