Canberra Raiders NRL News

Peter Hola joins Newcastle Knights on a two-year deal starting the 2026 NRL season.

Zero Tackle

Forward Peter Hola has officially joined the Newcastle Knights on a two-year deal from the start of the 2026 NRL season.

The prop, who was born in Sydney but raised in Auckland, received his first crack at an NRL club with the North Queensland Cowboys in 2017.

Despite his promise, he was limited to just 12 NRL games across three seasons with the Cowboys through to the end of 2021.

At that point, he left to join the Canberra Raiders on a two-year deal, but managed just three games for the Green Machine.

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Josh Kerr will challenge an NRL breach notice, claiming referee bias after his comments on officiating.

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Queensland squad member and Dolphins forward Josh Kerr will challenge a breach notice handed down by the NRL.

The prop forward, who has been a revalation for the Dolphins this year and earnt a call-up into the extended squad for Queensland ahead of the deciding match in the 2025 State of Origin series was quizzed by the media about the refereeing the morning after the game.

"I'm not sure how much trouble I could get into for saying it, but I thought Ash Klein did a bit to try and ... even it up or make it a bit closer," Kerr said at the time.

"We were sitting there (on the bench) going, it's rorted, the game's rorted.

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Adam O'Brien will continue as Knights head coach unless performances drastically decline this season.

The Australian

Adam O'Brien will be given the chance to fight for his NRL career with Newcastle management prepared to stick with the head coach until the end of this season, at least.

The Daily Telegraph has learned that only a catastrophic collapse in performances over the remaining seven weeks would alter the Knights' current line of thinking.

The Knights face a daunting final two months that includes the Warriors at home on Sunday, followed by the Raiders (away), a bye, Panthers (home), Cowboys (away), Broncos (home), Sharks (away) and Eels (away).

Although currently positioned 13th on the NRL ladder, there is also a consideration from within the Knights that O'Brien, after reaching the...

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