Why are so many Kiwis interested in a state-based Australian rugby league series? Former New Zealand rugby league player Dean Lonergan spoke to Melissa Chan-Green.

For more than four decades Raelene Castle's ritual has remained the same. State of Origin nights are spent parked up on the couch with her dad Bruce, with tension permeating the room. The stakes ...

Why are so many Kiwis interested in a state-based Australian rugby league series? Former New Zealand rugby league player Dean Lonergan spoke to Melissa Chan-Green.