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NRL: Dragons late-season collapse continues
St George Illawarra's premiership hopes took a massive hit as the Sydney Roosters ended a week to forget with a 20-12 upset.

NRL: Merritt hattrick sets up Rabbitohs win
South Sydney kept their NRL finals hopes alive with a 47-18 drubbing of Canberra.

NRL: Lockyer celebrates 350th game with victory
Champion five-eighth Darren Lockyer celebrated his record 350th game with a 34-16 win over North Queensland at Dairy Farmers Stadium.

NRL: Tigers end Panthers playoffs dreams
The Wests Tigers made it five in a row over a courageous Penrith outfit rocked by the sidelining of star Michael Jennings, notching a 32-18 victory.

Livescoring: Friday night rugby
nzherald.co.nz has live updates of tonight's ITM Cup and NRL action.

NRL: Young stars make sure they stay grounded
Parallels between Kevin Locke's mid-2009 breakthrough and Shaun Johnson's 2011 are stark.

NRL: Warriors' dream of top four finish fades
Saturday night's dramatic one-point loss to the Broncos has put a sizeable dent in the Warriors' chances of a top four NRL finish.

NRL: Sea Eagles beat Roosters in battle of the birds
A ruthlessly efficient 36-8 win by Manly over the Sydney Roosters has come at a cost with injuries to key players.