NRL 2026 Round 26 results
30 August 2026
Home advantage counted for something in round 26 — five of the eight games went the home side's way, led by the Sea Eagles' 34-point demolition of the Dragons at 4 Pines Park. No side was closer than 14 points, and four different games finished on that exact margin.
Full round 26 scores
- Brisbane Broncos 20 , lost 46 Melbourne Storm , winner by 26 points
- Manly Sea Eagles 44 , winner 10 St George Illawarra Dragons , lost by 34 points
- Penrith Panthers 24 , winner 10 Canterbury Bulldogs , lost by 14 points
- Gold Coast Titans 22 , lost 42 South Sydney Rabbitohs , winner by 20 points
- Sydney Roosters 12 , lost 26 Dolphins , winner by 14 points
- North Queensland Cowboys 24 , winner 10 Wests Tigers , lost by 14 points
- New Zealand Warriors 46 , winner 32 Newcastle Knights , lost by 14 points
- Parramatta Eels 38 , winner 18 Cronulla Sharks , lost by 20 points
The round in three lines
Biggest margin: Sea Eagles by 34 — Manly ran in seven tries at home to the Dragons' two, 44 to 10 at 4 Pines Park, the round's only 40-plus score.
Home sides won five of eight — the Sea Eagles, Panthers, Cowboys, Warriors and Eels all held serve; only the Storm, Rabbitohs and Dolphins won on the road.
Four games, one margin — the Panthers, Dolphins, Cowboys and Warriors each won by exactly 14 points, the tightest scoreline any game in the round produced.
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