I want to build up to playing for Fiji. But it starts with getting my body right, and having a good year with Wenty.' Hayne had a celebrated NRL career primarily with the Parramatta Eels ...

Jarryd Hayne is a realist, knows an NRL comeback is at “long, long odds”, but has set himself the goal of shedding up to 10kgs and playing Test football for Fiji at the end of the season.

The NRL TV broadcast rights race is heating up, with Channel 7’s billionaire owner Kerry Stokes signing off on a new rugby league show this year in opposition to free-to-air rival Channel 9.

Terrell May stepped up as the new leader of the Tigers pack. Picture: NRL Photos While Tupouniua was the pick of the off-season recruits, there were plenty of hits and misses in round 1.