They were without their four representative stars, lost another before the match and saw their influential five-eighth forced off injured inside 15 minutes but Manly refused to let those setbacks stop them from a recording courageous win.

Adam Reynolds has landed a 30m field goal two minutes into extra-time to give South Sydney a thrilling 19-18 golden-point win over St George Illawarra at WIN Jubilee Oval.

Manly have overcome the absence of four representative stars to beat the Sydney Roosters 18-10 at Brookvale Oval on Sunday but the win was soured by an ankle injury to star five-eighth Kieran Foran.

NSW skipper Paul Gallen has trained at full tilt for the first time in a fortnight to dispel any concerns he will miss Wednesday night's Origin opener at Etihad Stadium.

North Queensland Cowboys have confirmed that rising star Tariq Sims has fractured the tibia and fibula in his left leg - ruining his dream of playing State of Origin this year.

North Queensland Cowboys covered for four missing Origin stars as they edged out the Penrith Panthers 30-28 at Dairy Farmers Stadium on Saturday night.

NSW five-eighth Greg Bird has joined the debate over State of Origin in Melbourne, saying he is happy to play in the city if it helps expand Rugby League.

The Wests Tigers have stormed into the top-eight courtesy of an impressive 24-22 come-from-behind victory over the New Zealand Warriors at Leichhardt Oval on Friday night.

Rugby league player manager Sam Ayoub has been cleared of attempting to gain financial advantage by deception by the Downing Centre local court.

How do you replace a superstar whose stats have him out in front as the NRL's most valuable player?