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Ryan Papenhuyzen, injured NRL star, is attracting interest from a new rugby union competition launching next year.

Zero Tackle

Melbourne Storm star fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen has reportedly found himself on the radar of a breakaway rugby union competition.

Despite battling with injuries over the last three years, Papenhuyzen is still one of the game's elite fullbacks and is know for his raw quickness and ability to turn nothing into something.

Able to negotiate with clubs from November 1, the NRL star has been inked with potential moves to the Bulldogs and Eels in the past.

However, he has now sensationally found himself on the radar of a rebel competition in another sporting code which is set to be launched in September next year.

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Ryan Papenhuyzen discusses his persistent calf injury while planning his return to Melbourne Storm.

Fox League

Storm star Ryan Papenhuyzen has opened up on his "annoying" calf injury and admits he may have to manage it for the rest of the season as he plots a return to the Melbourne side.

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My father's whiskey figurine of Sir Richard Hadlee symbolizes cherished memories, despite his fading memories due to dementia.

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On the mantelpiece in my parents' lounge room sits my father's limited edition, porcelain, whiskey-filled figurine of Sir Richard Hadlee.

It was sold as an investment, a sports memorabilia keepsake, if you will, which would both celebrate the great New Zealand cricketing champion and, with its rare single malt whiskey, appreciate over time.

He was the first true hero I had, other than my Dad, of course. Even though the spectre of dementia has begun to steal the luster from some of Dad's memories, he can still recount the story, with a glint in his eye, of me as a five-year-old sat in the dusty, beer can laden concrete bleaches of Eden...

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