Australia<\/a> who came out on the top after a dominant showing across the series.<\/p>\nWinning Tests throughout autumn at Wembley, Everton FC\u2019s Hill Dickinson Stadium and Headingley, the Kangaroos secured a 3-0 series whitewash.<\/p>\n
The series again felt like a major moment for rugby league in the UK, with huge viewing figures and attendances recorded across the three weeks.<\/p>\n
Kevin Sinfield\u2019s latest heroics<\/p>\n
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Kevin Sinfield waves to the crowds as he runs from Bury St Edmunds to Ipswich during day one of his \u20187 in 7: Together\u2019 challenge in 2025<\/p>\n
Rugby league icon Kevin Sinfield yet again took to the streets at the start of December for his \u20187 in 7: Together\u2019 challenge, and he absolutely smashed it once again.<\/p>\n
Through his Herculean effort on the streets, running seven ultra-marathons in seven days, split into 7km blocks every hour on the hour, Sinfield has raised close to \u00a31.5 million in support of MND charities.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not official yet, but to us, he is very much \u2018Sir\u2019 Kevin Sinfield.<\/p>\n
Queens of rugby league<\/p>\n
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Wigan Warriors celebrate a try during their 2025 Women\u2019s Challenge Cup final win against St Helens<\/p>\n
While the men\u2019s team might have fallen off their pedestal, with Hull KR taking their place, Wigan\u2019s women became the queens of the British game in 2025 as they sealed a historic treble of their own.<\/p>\n
The Cherry and Whites\u2019 year of dominance began with a Challenge Cup triumph over rivals St Helens, who they then pipped to the post for the Women\u2019s Super League Leaders\u2019 Shield.<\/p>\n
And it was again Saints who Wigan beat in the Grand Final at The Brick Community Stadium. The torch has been passed.<\/p>\n
Brisbane Broncos end Penrith Panthers dynasty<\/p>\n
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Brisbane Broncos lift the 2025 NRL title following their Grand Final triumph over Melbourne Storm<\/p>\n
Penrith Panthers held a vice-grip on the NRL for four years, but 2025 saw their dynasty come to an end as Brisbane Broncos clinched the title Down Under by beating Melbourne Storm in an epic Grand Final.<\/p>\n
The Broncos\u2019 run to the title was something to behold, stunning Minor Premiership winners Canberra Raiders in the opening round of the finals before going onto beat the Panthers in their preliminary final and then overcoming the Storm in the showpiece event.<\/p>\n
Michael Maguire is building something special, and the Broncos could be on the cusp of a dynasty of their own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2025 was yet another strong year on the field across the rugby league world, with new Kings and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":394920,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-394919","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-rugby","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394919\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/394920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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