Fiji Bati and Parramatta Eels forward Kane Evans will miss this weekend’s week 1 finals match against the Broncos.

Maika Sivo will be a marked man for the Eels against the Broncos this weekend as the NRL head into week one of the competitions elimination final.

The Fiji National Rugby League and the Kaiviti Silktails Club are expected to make a few major announcements soon.

The South Sydney Rabbitohs have pulled off a huge upset on the eve of the finals, defeating the Sydney Roosters 16-10 in a result which books a top-four finish.

It was a proud moment for Vula Dakuitoga for one of the pioneers of rugby league in the country yesterday.

Parramatta Eels winger Maika Sivo has been awarded the Eels NRL Rookie of the Year title.

The race for the NRL top four and top eight is going down to the wire with several scenarios still possible heading into round 25.

Fiji Bati prop Kane Evans scored a try for the Parramatta Eels with three minutes to go to level scores 16-all and force the game into golden point against the Broncos.

North Queensland Cowboys have ended the Bulldogs faint NRL finals hopes 15-8 in the last NRL match to be played at 1300Smiles Stadium in Townsville.

With not much money and barely a ground to train on, the U18 USP Raiders didn’t let that deter them from achieving their goal.

Maika Sivo could join an elite group of Fijian flyers to top the NRL’s try-scoring charts in his rookie year with the race for the Ken Irvine Medal wide open.

Fiji Bati hooker Apisai Koroisau is set to join the Canterbury Bulldogs on a three-year deal after being told his future lay elsewhere by Manly coach Des Hasler.