Johnson back from retirement to rescue injury-hit Kiwis

Johnson back from retirement to rescue injury-hit Kiwis

New Zealand hero Shaun Johnson has the chance for the perfect sign-off to his rugby league career after coming out of retirement to replace Jahrome Hughes.

  • byJasper Bruce

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Glasshouses,goons and gladiators:The best and worst of NRL 2024
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NRL 2024

Glasshouses,goons and gladiators:The best and worst of NRL 2024

Some players put their names up in lights,others just put themselves under the spotlight. We rate all the defining moments of the season.

  • byMichael Chammas
Inside the fitting final play of Shaun Johnson’s glittering NRL career

Inside the fitting final play of Shaun Johnson’s glittering NRL career

Warriors halfback brought the curtain down on his 13-year NRL career with a “touch footy highlight” from his teenage days. For his next trick,he wants to start up a playmaking academy and teach young halves to do the same.

  • byDan Walsh
Shaun Johnson produces miracle win in last minute of his career
Sharks 28 Warriors 30
NRL 2024

Shaun Johnson produces miracle win in last minute of his career

Shaun Johnson has led the Warriors to a come-from-behind 30-28 win over Cronulla with his last touch in the NRL.

Shaun Johnson was urged to retire. His revival might be the best in NRL history

Shaun Johnson was urged to retire. His revival might be the best in NRL history

The seeds of a stunning resurgence were sown over a golf game between a mohawked millionaire and a former million-dollar No.7. This is the story of how that seed blossomed.

  • byDan Walsh
‘I didn’t think the Warriors needed me’:The moment that sparked Johnson’s remarkable resurgence

‘I didn’t think the Warriors needed me’:The moment that sparked Johnson’s remarkable resurgence

Struggling on and off the field last year,Shaun Johnson contemplated retirement. Now,the resurgent Warriors star is in contention to be named the NRL’s best player.

  • byAdrian Proszenko
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The graft behind the genius:Inside Andrew Webster’s 20-year journey to overnight NRL success

The graft behind the genius:Inside Andrew Webster’s 20-year journey to overnight NRL success

The Warriors have united a nation with a rookie head coach who describes himself as ‘a player who was slow,very unathletic and lacked any ability’. So,how did Andrew Webster get here?

  • byAdam Pengilly
‘Can’t pay for happiness’:Why the penny’s finally dropped for Johnson

‘Can’t pay for happiness’:Why the penny’s finally dropped for Johnson

Shaun Johnson has heard it all in 13 years of first grade,and taken plenty of criticism to heart,too,as he finally discovers a new kind of magic that has him and the Warriors flying.

  • byDan Walsh
Rugby league might not have long to live – but it’s never been better
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NRL 2023

Rugby league might not have long to live – but it’s never been better

The NRL just had its finest and funkiest weekend in years,capped with miracle wins for the Warriors and Bulldogs.

  • byAndrew Webster
Team of the week:Suaalii shines in spotlight as Broncos dominate again

Team of the week:Suaalii shines in spotlight as Broncos dominate again

Joseph Suaalii showed exactly what all the hype is about while another one-time teen sensation turned in one of the most composed performances of his career.

  • byDan Walsh
NRL Masters:Who is the best golfer at your footy club?

NRL Masters:Who is the best golfer at your footy club?

The US Masters takes place next week,and The Sun-Herald tracked down the best golfers at every NRL club – and photos of some of them playing – before they tune in to watch the Augusta action.

  • byChristian Nicolussi