'Massive' salary cap issues looming for Penrith

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The manager of Api Koroisau wants to conscionable with Penrith to wide the aerial implicit rumours regarding the prima hooker's future.

Wide World of Sports has been told that astatine slightest 2 clubs person been told that the Panthers whitethorn not beryllium keeping Koroisau erstwhile his declaration finishes astatine the extremity of adjacent season.

The Panthers privation to clasp the premiership-winning hooker, but person monolithic wage headdress issues looming with each their young expansive last squad seeking upgrades.

"Api loves it astatine Penrith and wants to enactment but each of a abrupt these rumours astir his aboriginal person started," his manager Giancarlo Lombardo told Wide World of Sports.

"He is connected holidays and knows thing astir it but I privation to speech to Penrith to spot wherever things stand.

"He tin speech to rival clubs from November 1 astir 2023 truthful we request to cognize wherever things stand."

The Panthers person a good back-up hooker successful Mitch Kenny connected acold little wealth than the Fijian prima - but helium is besides not rather successful Koroisau's class.

Koroisau has present won 2 premierships - with Souths and Penrith - and played State of Origin for NSW past year.

Newcastle signs roar rookie

The Knights person scored a coup by picking up 1 of the champion young players successful the Warriors' system.

Jyris Glamuzina, a 20-year-old borderline back-rower, was connected the cusp of the Warriors' NRL squad past season.

A erstwhile Kiwi nether 16 and nether 18 representative, helium has the size and velocity of the modern time borderline guardant and fixed a bully pre-season, volition enactment unit connected for a apical people spot astatine Newcastle adjacent year.

Glamuzina started past play successful the Warriors' bubble, but was released precocious successful the twelvemonth to get immoderate crippled clip nether his loop and played immoderate large shot for Brisbane nine broadside Redcliffe.

Dragons clasp retired Sims hopes

Tariq Sims' aboriginal remains a enigma but the Dragons haven't fixed up anticipation that the seasoned guardant volition inactive play for them adjacent season.

The Dragons refused to springiness Sims an hold beyond the extremity of 2022 and gave the Blues Origin prima support to look astir - and it seemed definite helium was gone.

Sims has spoken to respective clubs but a woody has yet to beryllium done.

Saints officials are hoping it stays that mode - and the highly-respected guardant stays successful the Red V for 1 much play to assistance the nine find its mode into the finals.

Another Smith for the NRL?

Rohan Smith is abruptly attracting involvement from respective NRL clubs aft his occurrence with Norths Devils successful the Queensland Cup expansive final.

Smith has league successful his humor - his dada Brian is 1 of the astir experienced erstwhile coaches successful Australian league past and was astatine the expansive last to ticker his son's triumph.

Smith has 2 much years astatine Norths - but if an NRL nine comes knocking, things whitethorn change.

Success for the Dogs

Could Nature Strip's triumph successful The Everest beryllium an omen for the long-suffering Bulldogs?

One of the portion owners of the highly-rated gelding is Bulldog advisor Steve Hansen, the erstwhile All Blacks coach, who is doing large things down the scenes astatine the club.

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