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NHRU Anderson Medal winners

6:38 AM | The Anderson Medal, first awarded in 1949, is presented to the best and fairest player in the Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union first-grade competition. See the full list of recipientss here.

Sport - Rugby Union

Knights sweat on Jarrod Mullen scan results

4:00 AM | KNIGHTS coach Wayne Bennett is sweating on the results of scans taken yesterday that will determine if primary playmaker Jarrod Mullen lines up against Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday afternoon. |

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Sport - Rugby League

Mark Cameron to play for Merewether

4:00 AM | IN a stunning coup, premiers Merewether have added former Australia A fast bowler Mark Cameron to the team who last season towered over their Newcastle District Cricket Association rivals. |

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Sport - Cricket

Striker, attacking midfielder top priorities for Jets

4:00 AM | Coach Gary van Egmond is most likely to look to Europe for the final key pieces to the Newcastle Jets’ jigsaw puzzle but fans should not expect Michael Owen or another fading star. |

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Sport - Football - Soccer

Wayne Bennett backs Gagai to fulfil potential at Knights

4:00 AM | Newcastle coach Wayne Bennett said mid-season recruit Dane Gagai would bring a ‘‘God-given’’ talent to the Knights that he could not teach. |

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Sport - Rugby League

Knights confirm Gagai signing

28 May 12 | The Knights have confirmed the signing of discarded Brisbane Broncos winger Dane Gagai. |

Comments (6) | Knights close to deal with ...

Sport - Rugby League

NHRU first-grade premiers: full list

28 May 12 | Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union first-grade premiers, from 1925 to 2011.

Sport - Rugby Union

Knights close to deal with discarded Bronco Dane Gagai

28 May 12 | The Newcastle Knights are on the verge of signing discarded former Brisbane Broncos utility back Dane Gagai. |

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Sport - Rugby League

MAUL AND ALL: History of Hunter rugby

28 May 12 | From inauspicious beginnings in 1869 with a game at Centennial Park that erupted into an all-in brawl, the Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union is now entrenched as the strongest rugby region in country Australia. |

Comments (6) | GALLERY: Wallabies of the Hunter

Sport - Rugby Union

Former Knight Cooper Vuna in Wallaby Test squad

28 May 12 | SOME of Cooper Vuna’s fondest memories are of playing for the Newcastle Knights at Hunter Stadium. |

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Sport - Rugby Union

Wanderers make themselves at home with win built on club spirit

28 May 12 | IT was more than two years in the making and took desperate defence late to secure, but Wanderers christened their redeveloped home at No.2 Sportsground with a spirited 19-12 triumph over Southern Beaches. |

Comments (32) | GALLERY: Southern Beaches v Wanderers

Sport - Rugby Union

Reality bites at struggling Knights

28 May 12 | IT was a sobering thought for the 15,792 dejected fans to ponder as they left Hunter Stadium on Saturday night. |

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Sport - Rugby League

Mullen eye injury adds to Knights' problems

28 May 12 | Coach Wayne Bennett is embarrassed. Punters, and even some of their own supporters and members, have bailed. |

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Sport - Rugby League

Young Jets praised after Magic battle

28 May 12 | BROADMEADOW coach Damian Smith had no hesitation in nominating the Newcastle Jets youth team as the biggest threat to Magic’s quest for back-to-back Northern NSW State League titles after a pulsating clash at Wanderers Oval yesterday. |

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Sport - Football - Soccer

Titans inflict more pain on Knights

26 May 12 | The Newcastle Knights' miserable NRL campaign continued when they were humbled 24-14 by the lowly rated Gold Coast Titans at Hunter Stadium. |

Comments (62) | GALLERY: Newcastle Knights v Gold Coast ...

Sport - Rugby League

Cuthbertson primed for Titanic performance

26 May 12 | THE real Adam Cuthbertson plans to introduce himself to Newcastle fans tonight after spending the first 10 weeks of the season masquerading as Kade Snowden. |

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Sport - Rugby League

Star duo return to boost Knights

26 May 12 | THE return of Danny Buderus and the resurgence of Darius Boyd have given the Newcastle Knights a twin-pronged injection of confidence leading into tonight’s clash with Gold Coast Titans at Hunter Stadium. |

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Sport - Rugby League

Rivals rev up for Coalfields derby

26 May 12 | CESSNOCK coach Todd Edwards has set his competition leaders the challenge of proving they are the Newcastle Rugby League’s dominant pack by taming arch rivals Kurri Kurri in today’s top-of-the-table showdown at Cessnock Sportsground. |

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Sport - Rugby League

Wanderers look to set standard

26 May 12 | WANDERERS captain Anthony Barrett played his first game of rugby at No.2 Sportsground and made his first-grade debut as a 17-year-old against University at the same ground. |

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Sport - Rugby Union