The Chiefs and Crusaders battle for top NZ spot whilst the Waratahs will be without a number of regular starters in the much anticipated match of the round against the Reds.
Vodafone Take 5: Joe Root, Ben Stokes and Jimmy Anderson are among the England players the Australian men's Ashes squad is most looking forward to taking on this summer.
Marcus Harris and Peter Handscomb led the way for Victoria with both players posting centuries, leaving NSW with 306 more runs required on the final day of the Marsh Sheffield Shield clash at Drummoyne Oval.
A potentially serious knee injury to Robbie Farah has compounded a horror night for the Wests Tigers as their finals hopes were dealt a massive blow in an 18-16 loss to the Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium.
The Cronulla Sharks have kept hold of their spot in the top eight after staving off a spirited Warriors outfit 20-12 at Netstrata Jubilee Oval
A runaway try to Teagan Berry has helped NSW overcome Queensland 16-12 in the under 19s State of Origin curtain-raiser at Sunshine Coast Stadium on Friday night.
Veteran Karmichael Hunt played his first NRL match since 2009 as the Brisbane Broncos headed to the nation's capital to face the Canberra Raiders, having won three of their last five at the venue
The Auckland Warriors claimed a dramatic win on their first ever visit to Melbourne in their Round 16 clash against the Storm back in 1998
Panthers coach Ivan Cleary welcomed the club's next biggest challenge of the season - State of Origin - after the side recorded their 12th straight win on Saturday.
South Sydney survived a late Shark attack to record a 32-22 victory over Cronulla at Suncorp Stadium but the game could have enormous ramifications for the Queensland Origin side with two incumbents placed on report.
Parramatta's teenage rookie Jakob Arthur produced one of the magical moments of Magic Round by scoring the match-sealing try as the Eels claimed a memorable 34-18 victory at Suncorp Stadium
The NRL has stood down the bunker officials central to what Trent Robinson described as the "incompetent" and "ridiculous" handing of an incident that that saw Roosters five-eighth Drew Hutchison hospitalised in a 31-18 loss to the Eels on Friday nig...
