We love the mighty Canberra Raiders
Hudson Young has warned Queensland to target Jarome Luai at their peril, having seen first-hand what happens when you try to get under the NSW five-eighth's skin.
Canberra forward Young will be positioned alongside Luai on the left edge when he debuts for NSW in the State of Origin opener in Adelaide on Wednesday.
Luai has already become the NSW's chief antagonist heading into the series, after earning the ire of Queensland for his on-field antics last year.
Las Vegas already has the Raiders, but could they also be overrun by the Canberra Raiders?
In what shapes a dream marketing tool for the NRL to penetrate the American market for its audacious doubleheader, head office has checked on the interest of Ricky Stuart's men to play at the home of the NFL franchise bearing the same name.
The Las Vegas Raiders are the major tenants at the $2.7 billion Allegiant Stadium, the state-of-the-art 65,000-seat venue which Australian Rugby League Commission boss Peter V'landys and NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo toured earlier this month on a fact-finding...
Mal Meninga wasn't "pretty enough" to play too big a role, but he was just glad to be part of the Tina Turner phenomenon that dragged rugby league along with it.
Meninga can be seen shaking hands with Turner during the NSWRL's brilliantly successful ad campaign Simply The Best in 1990.
But it was right at the end of the ad and the filming for Meninga's spot was done right at the end of the day, meaning he didn't really get to know the queen of rock'n'roll.