Luke Brooks celebrated his 200th NRL appearance by steering Wests Tigers to a record 66-18 defeat of North Queensland at Leichhardt Oval.

The Sharks moved to a share of top spot on the NRL ladder with a 26-6 win over the Knights in Coffs Harbour on Saturday afternoon.

The Kaiviti Silktails side lost 12-22 to a strong St Mary’s side during round 9 of their Ron Massey Cup in Lautoka.

The Eels handed South Sydney their first loss in almost two months on Friday night, with Mitchell Moses and Dylan Brown orchestrating a comprehensive 36-16 win over the ladder-leaders.

Three senior players have returned to the Kaiviti Silktails squad for their round nine Ron Massey Cup match against St. Marys in Lautoka this weekend.

Defending premiers Penrith have proven too good for the Broncos, cruising to a low scoring but comfortable 15-4 win at Suncorp Stadium.

Former Warriors rugby league star Manu Vatuvei is set to be released from prison later this month and will take up a role with the club as a mentor.

Kaiviti Silktails captain Rusiate Baleitamavua will be on the sidelines this Saturday when his team takes on St. Mary’s in round nine of the Ron Massey Cup.

The Raiders have ground out a hard-fought 26-18 win over the Eels last night to extend their winning streak to five in a row.

Fijian winger Semi Valemei has been released by his NRL club the Canberra Raiders.

The Panthers dismantled the Roosters 48-4 at BlueBet Stadium on Friday night to send an ominous warning to anyone with designs on taking their premiership crown.

With Shaun Johnson launching bombs and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad defusing them the Warriors ran out 24-12 winners over the Bulldogs at Accor Stadium on Friday night.