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NRL finals 2026 LIVE updates: Knights hold narrow lead after Cody Walker ruled out with calf injury

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Eder, B. (2026, September 11). NRL finals 2026 LIVE updates: Knights hold narrow lead after Cody Walker ruled out with calf injury. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-finals-2026-live-updates-rabbitohs-and-knights-go-head-to-head-in-elimination-final-20260910-p60w3z.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The New South Wales Rabbitohs are trailing by a margin of 10 points against the Newcastle Knights in their NRL finals match with just over five minutes left to play. The current score is Knights 20, Rabbitohs 10. A significant injury blow for the Rabbitohs came earlier when Cody Walker was ruled out with a calf strain.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-11, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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The South Sydney Rabbitohs were leading in their elimination final match against the Newcastle Knights at the Sydney Football Stadium when disaster struck. Two of their key players, Cody Walker and Alex Johnston, went down with injuries, leaving the team weakened. Just as it seemed like the Rabbitohs were in trouble, they had a chance to score a miracle try, but it was ruled out by the referee, dealing them a major blow. The Knights are now on the brink of winning the game and advancing to the next round. With just over five minutes left to play, the Rabbitohs had one final opportunity to score, but Latrell Mitchell's conversion attempt was unsuccessful, leaving the difference at 10 points with the Knights leading 20-10.

Written for “NRL Finals Update” on 2026-10-27, grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.

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“Both articles report on the live score of the NRL game between Rabbitohs and Knights, with the Knights leading at a certain time”

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With just over five minutes left in the contest, the Rabbitohs send the ball out to the left, where Jye Gray skips past Dom Young to score. asserted

Gray → leave → Young

I fear it’s too little, too late for Souith Sydney, but Latrell Mitchell is rushing to make the conversion. asserted

Mitchell → fear → conversion

He probably should have taken another moment, because he misses and the differenced remains 10. asserted

differenced → take → moment

Knights 20, Rabbitohs 10 with five minutes to go asserted

Rabbitohs → go → minutes

NRL finals 2026 LIVE updates: Knights hold narrow lead after Cody Walker ruled out with calf injury

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