Rugby League http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/top_stories/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/top/ en-au Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo!Xtra. All rights reserved. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:57:27 +1300 Yahoo!Xtra Sport http://l.yimg.com/au.yimg.com/i/mh/nz/yxtra_sport_1_1.gif 241 36 Matai joins Kiwis squad today (Newstalk ZB) http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/nrl/news/article/-/5076991 Kiwis coach Stephen Kearney intends to name a full-strength line-up for Saturday's one-off match against Tonga at Mount Smart Stadium. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:33:07 +1300 Broncos to have partial booze ban (AAP) http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/nrl/news/article/-/5076878 The Brisbane Broncos will implement strict anti-alcohol measures at the NRL club for 2009. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:39:51 +1300 Qld, NSW should play in World Cup: Lewis (AAP) http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/nrl/news/article/-/5076645 Rugby league Immortal Wally Lewis has pushed for Queensland and NSW - not Australia - to contest the World Cup in order to make the tournament competitive. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:47:22 +1300 PNG will shock big guns, says Costigan (AAP) http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/nrl/news/article/-/5076673 A phone call from Adrian Lam finally convinced former Queensland Origin enforcer Neville Costigan to make himself available for PNG's World Cup campaign. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:43:32 +1300 Matai cleared to join Kiwis (NZPA) http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/nrl/news/article/-/5076414 The Kiwis' rugby league World Cup hopes received a boost today when key centre Steve Matai was cleared to join their squad after seeing a medical specialist in Sydney today. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:48:01 +1300 Hodges sweats on scan results (AAP) http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/nrl/news/article/-/5076084 The guessing game over Justin Hodges' World Cup availability will end on Tuesday, according to ARL doctor Hugh Hazard. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:32:12 +1300 Wiki scores a try in final NZ match (Newstalk ZB) http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/nrl/news/article/-/5074285 A fitting farewell for Kiwis legend Ruben Wiki following the win by the All Golds over New Zealand Maori in New Plymouth. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:37:13 +1300 NRL's Carl Webb caught drink driving (AAP) http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/nrl/news/article/-/5074089 The honeymoon is over for North Queensland enforcer Carl Webb after he was arrested for drink driving the morning after he was married in Townsville. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:54:32 +1300 Bennett bows out after doing it his way (AAP) http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/nrl/news/article/-/5074030 Outgoing Broncos legend Wayne Bennett quoted the late Paul Newman when he finally drew the curtain on his remarkable 21-year tenure at the NRL club. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:52:13 +1300 Golden farewell for Wiki as Kiwis shed rust (NZPA) http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/nrl/news/article/-/5073859 The shadow Kiwis rugby league side was understandably just that against New Zealand Maori in New Plymouth today -- a shadow of what they will require to be competitive at the World Cup. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:37:47 +1300