national rugby league

Official team lists, updates and injury news for Round 9 of the 2026 NRL Telstra Premiership. The new rules allow teams to carry six men on the interchange bench but only four are permitted to enter the action on game day. Two players will be omitted from the squads 24 hours out from the match, with the final 19 to be confirmed 90 minutes before kick-off. Bulldogs: Viliame Kikau (pectoral) has been replaced in the back row by Sitili Tupouniua with Josh Curran added to the bench. Enari Tuala's return on the wing from a hamstring injury sees Marcelo Montoya drop to the bench. The loss of Harry H