New South Wales Blues Topics

Bulldgos New Coaching Candidates Revealed

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs have revealed the list of potential coaches to replace the recently-resigned Kevin Moore, but the club’s chief executive Todd Greenberg said a final decision could still be many months away.  1

Gasnier Announces End of NRL Career

St George Illawarra Dragons star Mark Gasnier made the shock announcement that he will retire from Rugby League at the end of the 2011 NRL season at a packed press conference today at Kogarah Oval.

ARL Boss Admits: ‘Inglis Should be a Blue’

The Australian Rugby League may close the loop hole that allowed New South Wales born Greg Inglis to represent Queensland in state of origin.

Meninga Facing Legal Action From ‘Rats and Filth’

The fallout from Mal Meninga’s post origin rant where he accused ‘the rats and filth of New South Wales’ of trying to undermine Queensland’s origin campaign continues with news that NRL match review commissioner Greg McCallum is exploring legal action.

Blues Want Stuart to Stay on as Coach

Despite falling to a sixth consecutive origin series defeat, New South Wales players want Ricky Stuart to continue coaching the team next year and beyond.

Magnificent Maroons Make it Six Straight

Queensland have given record breaking skipper Darren Lockyer the perfect origin send off by taking the deciding game of the series 34-24 at Suncorp Stadium.  1

Lazarus Endorses Galloway

The intrigue and build up surrounding what many are calling ‘the biggest origin of all time’ continues as speculation mounts over who exactly will be in the New South Wales squad.

Civoniceva Tired of Origin Retirement Rumours

There may not be a bronze statue being made in his honour and there won’t be the same hype or fanfare surrounding his exit from the game, but Fijian-born Rugby League great Petero Civoniceva is a man of modesty and has said he will be happy to leave the State of Origin on a quieter note than the legendary Darren Lockyer, but not this year.

Blues Team Taking Shape

New South Wales’ final 17 for the origin decider is taking shape after Dragons prop Trent Merrin was dropped from the extended 20 man squad.  1

Meninga Fears Ill Yow Yeh Will Miss Origin Three

With much of the 2011 State of Origin talk surrounding the Blues and their injury woes ahead of the highly-spruiked game three decider next Wednesday, Maroons coach Mal Meninga is harbouring his own fears with flying winger Jharal Yow Yeh struggling to overcome a grave case of tonsillitis.