ARL Commission officials have consulted their English and New Zealand counterparts with a view to forming a united front on the shoulder charge by the end of the year - the latest pointer to its likely eradication from the sport across the globe.

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The trans-Tasman rugby league Test between Australia and New Zealand in October reportedly will be held in Townsville for the first time.

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Fittingly on ANZAC Day, it has been revealed that the new ARL Commission has issued official support for the 2015 Anzac Test match to be played at Gallipoli, marking 100 years since the landing of Australian and New Zealand troops during World War I.

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Australia made a winning start to life after Darren Lockyer but it took a flash of inspiration from his successor Cameron Smith to see off brave New Zealand 20-12 at Auckland's Eden Park.

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THE NRL is adamant rugby league's new representative eligibility rules will provide more clarity as debate rages over Kangaroos bolter James Tamou's controversial defection from New Zealand.

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Australian rugby league selectors have lit a trans-Tasman fuse, handing a debut green and gold jumper to New Zealand-born prop James Tamou for Friday night's Auckland Test.

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England's Richard Silverwood has been appointed as referee for the Anzac Test between New Zealand and Australia at Auckland's Eden Park on Friday, April 20.

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