Newcastle find themselves the NRL’s fairytale team after scarcely believable return to glory | Nick Tedeschi
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The Knights’ incredible preliminary final win over the Penrith Panthers showcased everything Justin Holbrook has done to turn the club around Few teams have been mired in mediocrity longer than the Newcastle Knights, a club from a region that few dispute is the heartland of rugby league in Australia. They are built on the legend of Joey and Chief and so many others but have, for the better part of the last quarter-c…
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