Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\nDual-code prodigy poised to shun union interest to remain at Penrith<\/p>\n
Dual-code prodigy Charlie Xuereb is poised to shun interest from rival teams and rugby union to remain at the Penrith Panthers.<\/p>\n
A member of the Under-16s Australian Wallabies squad, multiple sources have told foxsports.com.au that Xuereb (off-contract at the end of 2026) is poised to sign a multi-year contract extension to remain at the foot of the mountains.<\/p>\n
This is a massive win for the Panthers, who recently lost young back-rower Heinz Lemoto to Japanese rugby union.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m still seeing where both take me. Wherever I can get better and whatever system takes me, I\u2019ll be grateful for,\u201d he said at the back end of last year.<\/p>\n
Idolising Greg Inglis and Tino Fa\u2019asuamaleaui, Xureb who is seen as a middle forward, comes from the famed Patrician Brothers\u2019 Blacktown and has helped lead them to back-to-back Peter Mulholland Cup titles.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy mum and dad mean everything to me. They\u2019re the reason why I\u2019m where I am and I owe everything to them,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Charlie Xuereb: Pics by Julian Andrews.Source: News Corp Australia<\/p>\n
Storm swoop on young Roosters half<\/p>\n
The Melbourne Storm have poached a young half from the Sydney Roosters after the loss of Jonah Pezet and the pending departure of Tyran Wishart to the Perth Bears.<\/p>\n
Aiming to find long-term successors for Cameron Munster and Jahrome Hughes in the coming seasons, sources confirmed to foxsports.com.au that the club have recruited Josh Durkin from the Sydney Roosters.<\/p>\n
The decision to sign Durkin comes after the playmaker had a strong campaign in 2025, which saw him with the Arthur Beetson Medal (Roosters\u2019 Under-21s Best Player) and make two appearances in the NSW Cup reserve grade.<\/p>\n
While it is understood the Roosters were keen to retain his services, he unfortunately sat behind Hugo Savala and Under-19s NSW Blues representatives Jake Elliott and Toby Rodwell.<\/p>\n
Panthers extend cousin of Tongan international<\/p>\n
The Penrith Panthers have extended the services of promising middle forward Tevita Havili for the next two seasons until the end of 2027.<\/p>\n
The cousin of Tongan international and former Rabbitohs utility forward Siliva Havili, Tevita is one of the club\u2019s hardest workers in their pathways system and has stepped up his performance throughout the pre-season.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really grateful to the Panthers for giving me this opportunity and backing me. It\u2019s a club with a great pathway and I\u2019m determined to repay their faith through hard work and consistency,\u201d Havili told foxsports.com.au.<\/p>\n
\u201cGrowing up and seeing players like Siliva progress through the reps system to the NRL motivates me, and I\u2019ll be doing everything I can to follow that same path.\u201d<\/p>\n
Looking to follow in his cousin\u2019s footsteps of eventually playing in the NRL one day, the Windsor Wolves junior is set to spend the next two seasons playing in the Under-19s SG Ball Cup competition.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m pleased to have helped Tevita secure his future at the Panthers and it\u2019s a deserved reward for his commitment and progression through the club,\u201d his manager, Michael Redpath, said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is another great player from an exceptionally talented family.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Newcastle Knights sign young gun outside back<\/p>\n
After finishing with the wooden spoon in the NRL last year, the Newcastle Knights have looked to the future, signing young, talented outside back Kai Saric.<\/p>\n
Primarily used at fullback or on the wing, the Ballina Seagulls junior has speed to burn and is a powerful ballrunner with plenty of strength.<\/p>\n
Saric arrives at the club after spending last season with the Northern Rivers Titans in the Under-18s Laurie Daley Cup competition and is expected to be a regular in the Knights Under-19s program in 2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was highly impressive in the Knights SG Ball trial against the Gold Coast Titans,\u201d the social media page Newcastle Knights Juniors told foxsports.com.au.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has lightning fast speed, dangerous footwork and a strong footy IQ. (Soric) can play anywhere across the back five with ease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Penrith Panthers are set to beat our rival teams to sign a dual-code prodigy, while the Storm…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":440326,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-440325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440325","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=440325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440325\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/440326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=440325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=440325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=440325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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