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Australian rugby league football club
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league team based in Newcastle, the largest city in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, the Knights joined the top-tier competition in 1988, 79 years after the previous Newcastle-based team, the Newcastle Rebels, had departed the Sydney competition with the formation of a separate league competition based in the Newcastle region.
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Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club, trading as the Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. The club holds the record for having won more matches than any other in the league, the most minor premierships and the most World Club Challenge trophies. Currently coached by Trent Robinson and captained by James Tedesco, the Roosters play home games at the Sydney Football Stadium.
More on Wikipedia ↗Australasian rugby league football competition
The National Rugby League is a professional rugby league competition in Oceania which is currently contested by 16 teams based in Australia, and 1 team based in New Zealand. Expansion teams based in Western Australia and Papua New Guinea are set to enter the competition in 2027 and 2028 respectively.
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After trailing 12-0 just before halftime at Accor Stadium on Sunday, the Roosters dominated the second half before holding on late for their 16th title.
Daly Cherry-Evans’ field goal with 10 minutes to play was ultimately the difference between the two teams.
Sydney Roosters beat Newcastle Knights 19-18 to win the NRL Premiership Grand Final as Mark Nawaqanitawase scored twice. #NRL #RugbyLeague #SydneyRoosters