ntnews.com.aulllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll SPORT Souths to tackle UK side in trial Kearney stays with Bulls Kangaroos in Wembley clash NRL club South has announced it will play a FORMER Cronulla fullback Brett Kearney has agreed INTERNATIONAL will return to Wembley trial match against UK side Warrington to extend his stay with Bradford for another two for the first time this century with Australia to take in February at Coffs Harbour. The game on the NSW years and has set his sights on helping bring the good on England during the end-of-year Four Nations north coast is sure to attract plenty of attention in times back to the Bulls. The utility back, who also tournament. The Kangaroos will clash with the host the UK, with Rabbitohs’ new coach for 2012 Michael played for South Sydney in the NRL, signed his new nation on November 5 as part of a double-header at Maguire a former Wigan mentor, while Souths snared contract this week after impressing in his first 18 Wembley. The famous ground last hosted a league centre from Warrington. Add to that, months since leaving the Sharks for England. The international in 1997 when the Australians took on Souths has three Burgess brothers. The match will be Bulls are slowly turning the corner under new coach Great Britain. The game will be preceded by a match- played on February 4 at BCU International Stadium. Mick Potter. up between New Zealand and Wales. Kiwi gun backed to fill in No end for Ennis

CANTERBURY NRL coach Kevin Moore has backed to Eels’ Dene Halatau to finally deliver something the Bull- dogs have yet to achieve in 2011 – win a game without Michael Ennis. The blue and whites have lost both games the NSW hoo- ker has missed this season, woes and will be without him again against Penrith tonight with En- RUGBY LEAGUE EELS 12 nis in camp ahead of State of DEPLETED Brisbane heaped BRONCOS 16 Origin III. more woe on struggling Par- BRISBANE 16 (D Gagai 2, Moore said for- ramatta, seeing off the Eels M Gillett tries; P Wallace 2 Michael Ennis mer Kiwi inter- 16-12 in last night’s NRL clash goals) d PARRAMATTA 12 national Halatau is a more at Parramatta Stadium. (L Burt 2 tries; L Burt 2 goals) at Parramatta Stadium. than capable replacement, A Matt Gillett try five min- Referees: Jared Maxwell, with the Bulldogs looking to utes from time sealed the Phil Haines. Crowd: 11,079. build on last week’s win over points for Anthony Griffin’s Wests Tigers. troops, who remain in fifth ‘‘Dean’s an experienced spot on the ladder despite bloke. He’s played Test foot- being without six players The Eels showed promise ball for New Zealand and he because of State of Origin in attack, but poor handling played quite a lot of number commitments. and decision-making under nine at the Tigers and he’ll do Parramatta, deprived of pressure let them down. the job for us,’’ Moore said. NSW pair and The young Brisbane side Last round’s win over , gave a debut to showed great discipline in de- Wests Tigers eased some pres- , after his return fence to deny the hosts twice sure on the Bulldogs, who from a two-year drugs ban. near half-time. had won just one of their pre- Despite not having played The Eels’ miserable year vious six games heading into since May 2009, the former was handed a further blow the match. Canterbury and Cronulla util- early in the second half when It was enough to lift the ity was the Eels’ best attack- exciting young centre Jacob Bulldogs into the top eight, ing player in the first half, Loko was carried off with a with Moore confident his side having been called into the suspected ruptured anterior can get back on track and con- side hours before the game to cruciate ligament in his left firm a finals berth. replace Jeff Robson who was knee that will sideline him for ‘‘I’ve always said that the ruled out because of a ham- the rest of the season. back end of the year would be string injury. Gagai added his second when we start playing our A closely-fought opening when he raced 95m to score best footy,’’ Moore said. period saw Brisbane take a 6-0 after Justin Horo fumbled the The Panthers have endured lead at the interval with Dane ball centimetres from the another tumultuous week, Gagai breaking the deadlock Brisbane line. with interim coach Steve in the 27th minute. Wallace’s conversion in- Georgallis’ future thrown The young winger capital- creased the lead to 12-0, but into doubt with the signing of ised on the back of good work the home side got back into Ivan Cleary as coach for 2012. from hooker Andrew McCul- the game with two Luke Burt Georgallis won on his lough, who returned after tries. However, Gillett’s late coaching debut against North Reni Maitua made his NRL comeback last night at five-eighth during the Eels’ loss to Brisbane spending a week out for disci- try all but ended Parramatta’s Queensland last weekend. at Parramatta Stadium Picture: MARK EVANS plinary reasons. finals aspirations. TO WIN

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