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@nickwalshaw
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4 years
Warriors arriving in Tamworth to save rugby league #NRL
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@nickwalshaw
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2 years
Just spoke with Volk backstage who confirmed he broke his left hand in Rd 2: "No idea how I did it. But I knew. I told the corner and they just said 'hey, I don't wanna hear you say that again' ... so I said, 'ah, OK, sorry' and went back to work". #UFC276
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@nickwalshaw
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5 years
Breaking: Nathan Hindmarsh finally has his premiership. Eels beat Canterbury 8-6 to win Legends tournament. Dogs first loss in three years. @TheParraEels
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@nickwalshaw
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3 years
A yarn about Chris Lewis, the farm raised, history teacher from a town of 600 who spent 10 years getting overlooked, operated on, even told "you're not a NSW Cup player" but tonight wears No.13 for Melbourne @storm anyway:
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@nickwalshaw
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5 years
BREAKING: Aussie UFC fighter @alexvolkanovski confirmed for #UFC245 title fight in Las Vegas. Massive. Australia could have two world champs by Christmas: @telegraph_sport
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2 years
He's been stabbed by his old man, chased by Hollywood, lost teeth, suffered a nervous break down & endured the longest injury layoff in UFC history ... yet Australia's Tyson Pedro ( @tyson_pedro_ ) is still fighting at #UFC278 this Sunday: @UFC_AUSNZ
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5 years
A yarn on rugby league's forgotten man Sam McKendry, and why his last days are all about trying to heal for a game he won't play: @dailytelegraph @PenrithPanthers
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5 years
Aussie UFC star @alexvolkanovski expects to know within 24 hours when he will fight for a world title -- if he isn't in one already: @telegraph_sport #UFC240
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@nickwalshaw
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3 years
Joey Lopez has been a brickie, bouncer & minder for Ice T, has lived in Bangkok fight camps, Indian temples, sailed the Nile & sought the Death Touch. Oh, yeah, he also trains UFC champ Alexander Volkanovski ( @alexvolkanovski ): #UFC266 @UFC_AUSNZ
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@nickwalshaw
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6 years
UFC champ @robwhittakermma set to become the fresh, new face of Australian sport thanks to a groundbreaking TV deal with Channel 10. Huge result for MMA in Oz: @UFC_AUSNZ @telegraph_sport
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@nickwalshaw
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8 years
Can't wait for Retro Round in 20 years. Old players recalling legendary push n shoves, great nigglers & suspensions for brushing past a ref
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8 years
Just spoke to Mark Hunt who said: "I'll knock Brock Lesnar all the way back to the WWE ... then I'm taking my kids to Disneyland @UFC_AUSNZ
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@nickwalshaw
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4 years
Braidon Burns, already one of rugby league's great stories, has now started proceedings to adopt his little brother. He's a good 'un this bloke ... @NRL is lucky to have him: @telegraph_sport @SSFCRABBITOHS
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6 years
Weight divisions aren’t vital for junior rugby league growth. Across most of NSW, weight isn’t even an issue. Stats show a key reason for player churn is telling kids who they can and can’t play with by grading too early. Weight div may work in a few Sydney areas, but not all NSW
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@nickwalshaw
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9 years
BOOM! Jarryd Hayne isn't the only one scoring big here in Santa Clara #Haynemania http://t.co/RCtNAQXhEa
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@nickwalshaw
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6 years
Mark Hunt's management says the @UFC heavyweight has been cleared to continue fighting by US brain injury experts. Findings will now be passed on to UFC officials. Details on @telegraph_sport shortly #UFC
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5 years
Canterbury star Corey Harawira-Naera speaks for the first time about the night he tried to end his life, and how the moment now fuels so much of what he does: @telegraph_sport @NRL_Bulldogs
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5 years
Aussie #UFC champ Robert Whittaker's world title blockbuster with Israel Adesanya may be switched to Las Vegas to avoid conflicting with the NRL GF: @telegraph_sport
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7 years
Dear rising rugby league player, please note how many of the NRL 300 Club are also champion blokes. Could be something in that for ya ...
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5 years
The story of a Kiwi schoolboy who was no good at footy, crossed the ditch for Schoolies, ran out of money, couldn't get home, so went to WA, then Samoa, then Mackay ... and now the @NRL_Dragons : @telegraph_sport
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@nickwalshaw
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6 years
Shaun Spence played only nine NRL games for @WestsTigers . He could have been a rugby league tragedy. He isn't.
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3 years
To become South Sydney's No.8 this year, Mark Nicholls spent 10 winters being cut, dropped and sat on some 90+ interchange benches while also studying, breaking bones, flying interstate, working in sales & developing rugby league's weirdest superstition:
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@nickwalshaw
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4 years
Brent Naden, a year ago, was earning $15K at Penrith. He was in reggies, on the wing and digging ditches between training sessions. Which is why he quit to become a farmhand. So how does nobody know this? @telegraph_sport @PenrithPanthers #NRL
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4 years
While Jarome Luai doesn't want a big deal made of it, we reckon @PenrithPanthers fans -- and the wider NRL -- should know why he won't leave home for another two years: @telegraph_sport #NRL
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@nickwalshaw
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6 years
Whittaker wins by split decision. Holy shit. This guy is the greatest advertisement for Australia since Hoges put a shrimp on the barbie #UFC225
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2 years
"We've been told to get ready for the States in March": UFC champ Alex Volkanovski ( @alexvolkanovski ) preparing to headline the biggest month in Aussie MMA history at UFC 272, most likely in a hyped Max Holloway trilogy fight: @telegraph_sport #UFC
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5 years
If I'm coaching NSW, James Roberts is called up from reggies, Nathan Cleary is spared the axe, Jack Wighton plays utility and our camp takes place at the Oriental Hotel, Mudgee.
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6 years
Thanks to @PenrithPanthers coach Cam Ciraldo for taking time, in the biggest week of his career, to talk a leg broken in four places, dislocated ankle, flopping foot & how it all led him to tonight: #NRL
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9 years
First player on big screen... #haynemania http://t.co/YI6no2pL2G
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3 years
La Perouse boy Blake Taaffe was brushed by the Roosters, signed by North Sydney for free, lives with his grandparents & keeps on display a signed pic of the man he is now set to replace in the NRL finals, Latrell Mitchell:
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@nickwalshaw
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4 years
From Mick Cronin medallist to UFC gold strap .... Alex Volkanovski is the new UFC featherweight champion. One of the greatest upsets in Australian sport for 2019!!
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9 years
Dear @NRL , Jarryd Hayne isn't coming home .... #Haynemania
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4 years
UFC boss Dana White says new UFC featherweight champ Volkanovski will rematch Max Holloway next and potentially in Australia. "Maybe we do that rematch in Australia ... it's a big market down there". @telegraph_sport
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5 years
Boom. Aussie UFC fighter @alexvolkanovski beats Jose Aldo at #UFC237 . Surely now gets title shot.
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7 years
Can never thank Rugby League Week enough for introducing me to feature writing, great people & long lunches. The game has lost a good 'un
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9 years
Timmy Mannah sideline at Levi's Stadium http://t.co/hPKv5Ctgva
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5 years
Canterbury winger Nick Meaney grew up knowing little of his grandfather’s past. But then on the day of pop’s funeral ... well, Tommy Raudonikis walked up holding a schooner. @telegraph_sport @NRL_Bulldogs
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5 years
Too small for the Parramatta Eels. Too injured for Wests Tigers. Meet Melbourne @storm rookie Ryan Papenhuyzen ... the kid behind 'the kick': @telegraph_sport
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9 years
Who ever would've thought we'd ediscuss the merits of Reggie Bush, Heisman trophy winner, versus Hayne ... a guy who went good on Madden
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4 years
Massive Dragons Drama: Cam McInnes has done his medial. Korbin Sims has a suspected broken arm and Matt Dufty a fractured cheekbone. @telegraph_sport
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9 years
Front page and front of sports liftout: "Jarryd Hayne, the Wonder from Down Under". http://t.co/RSZ1spMMRA
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4 years
Great to see ⁦ @ufc on the backpage after reviving world sport #UFC249
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6 years
Rising Aussie heavyweight @bambamtuivasa has been catapulted into a fight at UFC 221 ... but only after six potential rivals ducked the undefeated slugger: @UFC_AUSNZ @ufc
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5 years
James Gavet, as a kid, would always check the wrists of people giving him advice. And from that, comes this yarn involving the @NRLKnights prop: @telegraph_sport
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5 years
Meet 'Mika' Ravalawa ... the @NRL_Dragons rookie who honed his skills with a coconut, last year played bush footy, has never watched an NRL game & knows no South Sydney player bar 'The Burgess': @telegraph_sport
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4 years
OK, so it’s not quite like covering the Charity Shield in Mudgee, but still ... #UFC248
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5 years
"There were days I couldn't get out of bed": Roosters superstar Latrell Mitchell on the management saga that almost derailed his season & why he's now ready for Indigenous Round, Origin and winning back-to-back premierships. @telegraph_sport
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5 years
Meet @MartinNguyenMMA ... a future NRL halfback until his shoulder dislocated once a day for two years, he now sits among Australia's most dangerous fighters: @ONEChampionship @telegraph_sport
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5 years
Two years ago Ryan Medley hit the deck in a bush footy game & never got up. This is his story: @telegraph_sport
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8 years
Aussie UFC star Rob Whittaker has confirmed he fought almost 15 minutes with a broken hand suffered in round one. Incredible. @UFC_AUSNZ
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8 years
Breaking: Mudgee has been chosen to host 2017 City/Country match. Room at the Oriental Hotel already booked. @telegraph_sport @CountryRL
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6 years
Aussie boxer @LukeJackson grew up with drugs, alcohol and OCD so severe, he would hurtle his old Commodore down the highway with eyes shut, counting the seconds. This Saturday in Dublin he fights for a world title: @telegraph_sport
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3 years
Exclusive: UFC boss Dana White reveals his plans for Whittaker-Adesanya while also talking Conor McGregor, Jon Jones, Jake Paul, Jack Della Madallena & Alex Volkanovski at #UFC266 : @UFC_AUSNZ
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9 years
"Jarryd Hayne ... He's makin' this side. You got any more of him?" #haynemania http://t.co/nJtMmRFv2S
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9 years
31 days ago this bloke had never played a down of American football ... http://t.co/tcRSiaiUrD
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2 years
UFC champ Alex Volkanovski has fired off on Max Holloway from his new Las Vegas compound: "Max is known as 'Blessed' and he is blessed to be getting this third shot. I don't think anyone in any other division gets this chance" #UFC276 @UFC_AUSNZ
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4 years
A yarn with breakout @PenrithPanthers teen Stephen Crichton, the son of Apia onion factory workers who is in the NRL thanks to a loan of $130: #NRL @telegraph_sport
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7 years
Just spoke with a pumped Rob Whittaker in Kansas City who said: "Give me that middleweight title shot, I deserve it". @UFC_AUSNZ #UFC
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9 years
Last time Jarryd Hayne played a footy game for points it was at Canberra Stadium. Crowd: 13,706. http://t.co/MK3R4N2Ial
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5 years
Not so long ago, @alexvolkanovski was a concreter living at mum's house with his wife & baby girl. Tomorrow in Brazil, he fights to become the world's No.1 UFC featherweight contender: @telegraph_sport
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7 years
Sydneysider Tyson Pedro has now fought twice in the UFC for two Rd1 finishes. Little wonder he was named after @MikeTyson @UFC_AUSNZ #UFC209
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4 years
Two years ago he wanted to quit rugby league. Today, @NRL_Bulldogs rookie, and young dad, Morgan Harper has completely reshaped the NRL Nines after shocking favourites Parramatta: @telegraph_sport #NRL9s
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6 years
BREAKING: UFC middleweight champ Rob Whittaker has officially been selected on Australia's wrestling team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Creates history for both @ufc and @UFC_AUSNZ . Details on @telegraph_sport shortly.
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7 years
Aussie UFC star Rob Whittaker says he "deserves" the next title fight with champ Michael Bisping: @UFC_AUSNZ
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7 years
One small story from the week that doesn't matter. Go smash it up today Harry, you little legend ...
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4 years
Yakuza, cocaine, Samurai & the missing fight poster stolen by "some motherf...er" ... inside the incredible eight-room office of UFC boss Dana White: @telegraph_sport @UFC_AUSNZ #UFC245
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9 years
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Aussie UFC star @robwhittakermma told he will become pound for pound king with a win over Israel Adesanya at UFC 243: @UFC_AUSNZ @telegraph_sport
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9 years
Hayne is in
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6 years
Huge news for Aussie fight fans, with heavyweight @bambamtuivasa set to face Andre Arlovski at #UFC225 . Details: @UFC_AUSNZ
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5 years
Why James Maloney, who by our count is worth $1.68M to the @NSWRL , could put the Coach Whisperer & Co. out of business:
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6 years
Reckon Usain Bolt knows why the seats at Central Coast Stadium spell out ‘Bears’?
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9 years
Congrats to the fans who've raised $10,000 for Taniela Tuiaki. If only we didn't have to shake a tin for injured players #NRLTigersRoosters
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1 year
UFC 293 confirmed to take place in Sydney on Sept 10. Already Dana White has said he wants Adesanya headlining ... meaning Rob Whittaker will have just nine weeks to prepare for a trilogy title bout if he wins @ UFC 290 against Dricus du Plessis
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8 years
Thoughts on the gold Octagon mat? Could finish up looking like a 49ers helmet with the addition of blood #UFC200
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3 years
Aussie boxer Andrew Moloney ( @AndrewMoloney ) is back in Las Vegas & ready to overcome the robbery that outraged Joe Rogan, Jeff Fenech, Rosie Perez, even Helen Mirren:
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"They wanted to fight me. I was ready to go": Spoke with Tode 'Tony' Volkanovski about being close to the only bloke among 20,000 cheering his boy at #UFC276 in Las Vegas. The response was classic. No surprise where champ @alexvolkanovski gets his fight:
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5 years
The UFC calendar is getting busy for Aussies with Queensland featherweight Megan Anderson booked to fight Felicia Spencer at UFC Rochester on May 19: @UFC_AUSNZ
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8 years
Dana White says @markhunt1974 can fight in the UFC for as long as he wants to throw 'em. #UFC200 @UFC_AUSNZ
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6 years
EXCLUSIVE: Rob Whittaker becomes Australia's first UFC champ without throwing a punch. First title defence will be against Luke Rockhold in Perth, Feb 11. Details:
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7 years
As the worst Mudgee Dragon ever, here's my take on banning the best, Josh Jackson, from heading home ...
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9 years
First Quarter Brief: Hayne makes three returns and two left foot steps for 84 yards total. Some other blokes also did stuff #haynemania
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9 years
GAME OVER: People will remember the fumble but J.Hayne also had 20 yards from three rushes and a pass reception. His NFL life is underway
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