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  • Nathan Cleary reveals NRL cult hero uncle, Jason Death, recovering from brain bleed

    Nathan Cleary reveals NRL cult hero uncle, Jason Death, recovering from brain bleed

    Nathan Cleary shared that his uncle Jason Death is recovering from a skull fracture and brain bleed after a recent fall.

    The Australian

    NSW star Nathan Cleary has revealed his uncle and former Warriors cult hero Jason Death faces a long road to recovery after a fall at his Warriewood home two weeks ago left him with a skull fracture and brain bleed.

    Death, who played 201 NRL games with the Warriors, Canberra, Souths and North Queensland, is out of intensive care but remains in hospital.

    Despite a number of setbacks in recovery, Cleary said Death's condition is slowly improving.

    "He's improving, thankfully," Cleary said.

    "With those types of things, it can be pretty scary and setbacks happen so quickly.

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  • 'Every bit first grade': Teen praised after NRL debut

    Dolphins' Brian Pouniu has been hailed after his excellent debut for the Dolphins. Photo: Darren England/AAP PHOTOS

    Brian Pouniu excelled in his emotional debut for the Dolphins, helping them defeat Canberra 30-22 and honoring his quadriplegic brother's dream.

    The Canberra Times

    Kristian Woolf has heralded his stand-in centre Brian Pouniu after he stepped up in an emotional debut to help the Dolphins overcome Canberra at GIO Stadium.

    With Herbie Farnworth a late scratching because of hamstring tightness, Woolf parachuted the 18-year-old into the Dolphins' starting lineup for his first taste of NRL action.

    It was a significant feat for the youngster, who had to overcome adversity to reach the competition. 

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  • 'We cried for eight minutes': The sacrifices behind Raiders rookie's emotional NRL debut

    Pointsbet

    Jordan Uta will debut in the NRL after moving from New Zealand, bringing joy and emotion to his family.

    Fox League

    Eleven years after moving from New Zealand to Australia with his family, Jordan Uta will make his highly anticipated NRL debut on Thursday night in what shapes as the first of many first-grade appearances.

    Told he would be making his debut on Sunday, his first call was to tell his parents, Michelle and Aveloa, who were immediately overcome with emotion after hearing the incredible news

    "It was just overwhelming. We were pretty freaked out," Aveloa told foxsports.com.au ahead of his son's NRL debut against the Dolphins on Thursday night.

    "We were just overwhelmed, just really a lot of emotion and we cried for about eight minutes.

    "Our phones have been flooding with messages and you hear from people that you haven't heard from in ten years."

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