News about Dane Gagai

The fire still burns in Jason Demetriou and the sacked South Sydney Rabbitohs coach has broken his silence to declare his desire to coach in the NRL has never been stronger

Footy is finally back and the NRL All Stars delivered a chilling return to the field with their respective Māori Haka and Indigenous War Cry pre-game rituals in Townsville on Friday

After Jarome Luai announced that the Blues were left red-faced by the treatment Queensland dispensed out in the decider last year, New South Wales has promised that they would not be bullied in the State of Origin opener on Wednesday. Matt Burton was clobbered by Dane Gagai and later injected a headlock by Tino Fa'asuamaleaui as tempers raged during the decider at Suncorp Stadium in July. The New South Wales playmaker was surrounded by Maroons jersey, an unusual sight in Origin and one that has enraged the Blues ever since.

Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, the Queensland star, was on the verge of joining AFL, but a 'gut feeling' persisted that his destiny lay in rugby league. As he became more involved with rugby and AFL, the Dolphins star played rugby growing up. Tabuai-Fidow had three separate codes bid for his services at the age of 16.

On Saturday night, the hosts put on a spectacular 80-minute show, with field goals from Gamble and Cleary bringing the game to a close conclusion.

After being pranked by a sarcastic footy fan after being sin-binned on Sunday, Canberra five-eighth Jack Wighton was left red-faced. In Sunday's 24-14 loss to the Newcastle Knights, Wighton was put on alert twice by referee George Sutton, and the NRL judiciary will be a tense wait. It was the most expensive for his team to lose his own money on Jackson Hastings, who was suspended from the field.

Commentators have recently began training sessions on how to pronounce celebrity names correctly. Daily Mail Australia has put together a list of the athlete names you have likely been getting wrong for some time, from the NRL and AFL to the world stage including Formula 1 and the NBA

Despite an apology, Wests veteran James Tamou could leave NRL with his last name being sent off by Ben Cummins - the Tigers skipper blasted the referee for being "f***ing incompetent" in his team's 72-6 thrashing, with fans slamming the prop's behaviour.