In a weekend of Rugby League news dominated by the Centennary Test Match at the SCG, Wendell Sailor, the former Bronco's star and Waratah's bad-boy, has snuck under the radar and made a return to the NRL. After signing a two year deal, he'll front up for the struggling St George/Illawara Dragons, who will be hoping he can channel two years worth of pent-up frustration at his ban into his trademark hard-hitting presence on the field.

Who knows? The Dragons might even manage to win a game or two.

Or not.

If Sailor can make it through this NRL season - (we're not saying he won't, of course...but just leave the stuff alone, Wendell) - he'll enter next season under his old mentor, Wayne Bennett. Bennett will take the reins at St George after 20 years with Brisbane - and boy, will they miss him. Bennett has been with the Bronco's since the year of their inception, and he's taken them to 6 premierships. Add to that 4 minor premiership titles, and he leaves behind one hell of a legacy. We wish him luck - because he'll need it, moving from a club like Brisbane to a club like St George.

So far we've made it through a few paragraphs without going into detail about the Test - and with good reason. We're Kiwi's, and frankly - we're disappointed. Beating the Aussie's is tough, and you just cannot spend the first 20 minutes against them in fairy-land - which is exactly where the Kiwi's seemed to be. The Aussie's punished the Kiwi's in that opening stanza. So much so, that despite the fact that the Kiwi's outscored the Kangaroo's for an hour of the game, the final scoreline read 28-12 to the Kangaroo's.

We cried - but we're [almost] moving on. After all, the World Cup is coming up, and we will have our revenge.

We hope...

On a more positive note, though, Issac Luke continues to show that he will be a League superstar. Overall, he had a solid debut - but there were moments of brilliance that hinted at his huge potential. And, from a Kiwi's perspective, it was nice to see the ball going through the uprights for a change, rather than around them. Kangaroo's, beware. Soiola, too, performed well. His second half performance was almost special, and he topped off an excellent day at the office with a well earned 4-pointer - an almost rare achievement against Australia these days.

Here's the breakdown:

Australia (28):
Trys - Gasnier (x2), Gallen, Smith, Falau
Conversions - Thurston (4/5)

New Zealand (12):
Trys - Soliola, Perrett
Conversions - Luke (2/2)

And here's how the NRL went down over the weekend:

Roosters (30) vs Raiders (4)
Panthers (30) vs Bulldogs (4) (you can't make this stuff up)
Sharks (24) vs Cowboys (18)
Sea Eagles (30) vs Broncos (12)
Eels (19) vs Dragons (18)
Storm (18) vs Knights (4)

Byes - Warriors, Titans, Rabbitohs, Tigers

And that's a wrap, fanatics.