Here’s all you need to know about Round 21 of the NRL. The QLD Intrust Super Cup was postponed for the weekend while the NSW Knock on Effect Cup was cancelled.
Week In The NRL (August 3 – August 8)
- August 3: NRL Team News for Round 21 announced.
- August 3: North Queensland Cowboys re-sign Murray Taulagi (2023).
- August 4: Ian McKechnie passes away (1949-2021). Former Penrith Panther captain who played 68 games for the club between 1968 and 1976.
- August 4: NRL Round 21 schedule confirmed: Thursday – 7:50pm Knights Vs Broncos (Suncorp Stadium); Friday – 6pm Raiders Vs Dragons (CBUS Stadium), 8:05pm Eels Vs Rabbitohs (CBUS Stadium); Saturday – 3pm Warriors Vs Sharks (CBUS Stadium), 5:30pm Roosters Vs Panthers (Suncorp Stadium), 7:35pm Sea Eagles Vs Storm (Suncorp Stadium); Sunday – 1:50pm Bulldogs Vs Tigers (CBUS Stadium), 4:05pm Titans Vs Cowboys (CBUS Stadium).
- August 5: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs re-sign Bailey Biondi-Odo (2023).
- August 5: Rugby League World Cup postponed for 2021 due to Covid pandemic, rescheduled for 2022.
- August 6: Kelma Tuilagi to become part of the Wests Tigers squad for the remainder of 2021.
- August 6: Melbourne Storm re-sign Felise Kaufusi (2022).
- August 6: Penrith Panthers grant Tevita Pangai Junior personal leave.
National Rugby League
Newcastle Knights 28 Brisbane Broncos 20 (Suncorp Stadium – no attendance)
Match Report: https://nothingbutleague.com/2021/08/05/2021-nrl-round-21-knights-28-broncos-20-report/
MOTM Points: 3 – Tyson Frizell (Knights), 2 – Jake Clifford (Knights), 1 – Daniel Saifiti (Knights)
Canberra Raiders 20 St George-Illawarra Dragons 12 (CBUS Stadium – no attendance)
Match Report: https://nothingbutleague.com/2021/08/07/2021-nrl-round-21-raiders-20-dragons-12-report/
MOTM Points: 3 – Joseph Tapine (Raiders), 2 – Jack de Belin (Dragons), 1 – Jack Wighton (Raiders)
Parramatta Eels 12 South Sydney Rabbitohs 40 (CBUS Stadium – no attendance)
Match Report: https://nothingbutleague.com/2021/08/06/2021-nrl-round-21-eels-12-rabbitohs-40-report/
MOTM Points: 3 – Latrell Mitchell (Rabbitohs), 2 – Cody Walker (Rabbitohs), 1 – Cameron Murray (Rabbitohs)
New Zealand Warriors 18 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16 (CBUS Stadium – no attendance)
Match Report: https://nothingbutleague.com/2021/08/07/2021-nrl-21-round-warriors-18-sharks-16-report/
MOTM Points: 3 – Josh Curran (Warriors), 2 – Reece Walsh (Warriors), 1 – William Kennedy (Sharks)
Sydney Roosters 14 Penrith Panthers 20 (Suncorp Stadium – no attendance)
Match Report: https://nothingbutleague.com/2021/08/07/2021-nrl-round-21-roosters-14-panthers-20-report/
MOTM Points: 3 – Matt Burton (Panthers), 2 – Viliame Kikau (Panthers), 1 – Joseph Manu (Roosters)
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18 Melbourne Storm 28 (Suncorp Stadium – no attendance)
Match Report: https://nothingbutleague.com/2021/08/07/2021-nrl-round-21-sea-eagles-18-storm-28-report/
MOTM Points: 3 – Cameron Munster (Storm), 2 – Tom Trbojevic (Sea Eagles), 1 – Harry Grant (Storm)
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16 Wests Tigers 28 (CBUS Stadium – no attendance)
Match Report: https://nothingbutleague.com/2021/08/08/2021-nrl-round-21-bulldogs-16-tigers-28-report/
MOTM Points: 3 – Luciano Leilua (Tigers), 2 – Ken Maumalo (Tigers), 1 – Adam Doueihi (Tigers)
Gold Coast Titans 36 North Queensland Cowboys 14 (CBUS Stadium – no attendance)
Match Report: https://nothingbutleague.com/2021/08/08/2021-nrl-round-21-titans-36-cowboys-14-report/
MOTM Points: 3 – Ash Taylor (Titans), 2 – Alexander Brimson (Titans), 1 – Kyle Feldt (Cowboys)
