News.com.au (Free subscription) | yesterday
THE NRL has foreshadowed a wholesale review of video referees following last Saturday night's 96-minute snoozefest between Penrith and the Bulldogs.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | yesterday
... to enforce it. "We thought it was a good idea and we've decided to do it again." Storm faces Penrith at CUA Stadium on Monday and will then base themselves at Terrigal on the NSW Central Coast for four days before playing in Newcastle. They finish their season with a home game against South Sydney. Bellamy said the draw represented a tough run home because Penrith and Newcastle would...
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
Cumbria driver and last year's winner Willie Stobart along with Boyzone star Shane Lynch head the entry list for Sunday's Penrith-based Stobart Rail Pendragon Stages Rally.Stobart will be co-driven as a one-off by popstar Lynch and they lead the field in their Ford Focus WRC followed by Cumbrian driver Dougi Hall and Richard Cleasby in their Mitsubishi Evo 9.The 65-mile tarmac event, that uses...
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
... breaking LE- JOG ride, unfortunately the lady didn't have time to stop for a cuppa. Next stop Penrith KFC carpark. (We did finally realise that you can't get a mobile signal underground at Rheged, so dragged ourselves away from shopping, drinking coffee and reading the newspaper and went outside to discover a few missed calls- oops!) Joe is getting good at brewing up in unusual places...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | yesterday
... has already signed Canberra's Neville Costigan and Michael Weyman, Melbourne's Jeremy Smith and Penrith veteran Luke Priddis for next year. The signing of Boyd was one of the NRL's worst-kept secrets with the Dragons' media department mistakenly including his name in a press release detailing the signing of Costigan last week. Boyd, 21, has played 68 games in the NRL after making his debut...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | yesterday
... turn up each week,” Ryan said. “It doesn't matter where we play. Last week it was freezing out at Penrith and our fans were still there so hopefully we can give them a win.” The Williams saga finally ended on Monday when the Bulldogs accepted a $750,000 settlement to drop their legal case against the runaway backrower. Ryan said the news didn't even rate a mention at training. “For us, we've...
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
... added clerk of the course Tim Foster."People can still get close to the cars at the ramp in Penrith town centre and everyone is very welcome to come and watch there. We ask that spectators kindly respect this decision."Cars will visit the ramp for a 'chat' with the commentator en-route to stages in the morning starting at around 11.50am on Sunday August 24 and finish there in the afternoon...
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
Penrith bounced back from their defeat to Canberra in style with thumping of Bulldogs.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
PENRITH captain Petero Civoniceva has endorsed Michael Jennings for a NSW call-up next year despite admitting it would be daunting to face the "freak" centre in State of Origin.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
PENRITH assistant coach Matt Adamson has accepted responsibility for sacked Canberra half-back Todd Carney having a beer with the Panthers' coaching staff last weekend.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
PENRITH bounced back from their demoralising NRL defeat to Canberra in style with a 52-16 thumping of the hapless Bulldogs at CUA Stadium.
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
... Town 4; Colne 4 Daisy Hill 1; Congleton Town 2 AFC Blackpool 2 (Replay, Tues August 19); Darwen 4 Penrith 7; Dinnington Town 1 Atherton LR 2; Formby 3 AFC Emley 1; Holker Old Boys 2 St Helens Town 2 (Replay Tues, August 19); Leek GSOB 1 AFC Fylde 4; Maine Road 2 Chadderton 1; New Mills 1 Friar Lane & Epworth 2; Oldham Town 2 Ashton Athletic 0; Parkgate 1 Norton United 2; Pegasus Juniors...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
This young team had come off a week where they were set up to be beaten. Their Penrith victory had earned them enormous amounts of praise. If that win had been a boxing match the ref would have stepped in and ended it with 30 minutes to go. On fulltime the scoreline read 74-12 and the adulation began.
Sportnetwork (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
There have been unconfirmed reports circulating that the Leeds Rhinos have signed the under-contract Penrith Panthers second-rower, Frank Pritchard. Cheif executive Gary Hetherington did refuse to rule out an approach to Pritchard, and Panthers boss Mick Leary and the players agent, David Riolo, deny links to the Super League.
ABC (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
... from a knee injury, and kept the Titans slim final hopes alive.In the evening's other match-up, Penrith pulled off a 98-point turnaround from last week with a 52-16 win over the hapless Bulldogs at CUA Stadium.Fresh from a 74-12 drubbing at the hands of Canberra last week, the Panthers put the Bulldogs to the sword with nine tries, including four to winger Luke Rooney, to move into eighth...
