Warriors aim for Adam Blair

STORM and Test prop Adam Blair might be the next international in the Warriors’ sights after the New Zealand club yesterday snared star Parramatta duo Feleti Mateo and Krisnan Inu on lucrative three-year deals.

Thurston Sign’s a Three Year deal with Cowboys

North Queensland have this morning confirmed their re-signing of rugby league’s best player, Johnathan Thurston.

The seemingly interminable saga over the 26-year-old’s playing future was finally settled, with Thurston fronting a media conference in Coogee to seal the deal.

The Queensland and Australian halfback had fielded a significant offer from French rugby club Biarritz but opted to remain in the NRL for a further three years on a deal estimated to be worth about $2 million.

The contract will keep Thurston in Townsville until at least the end of the 2013 season.