Brave and brilliant Raiders end Broncos' unbeaten run

Jordan Rapana scored twice to help Canberra to a stunning 20-14 NRL win at the Brisbane Broncos. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

The Canberra Times

A brave, brutal and brilliant Canberra upset Brisbane in a 20-14 win for the ages at Suncorp Stadium to end the hosts' unbeaten start to the season.

The Raiders were hammered 53-12 the previous week by Penrith but were a different team from the start, even without suspended five-eighth Jack Wighton and inspirational prop Joe Tapine, who stayed home awaiting the arrival of his first child.

Raiders winger Jordan Rapana left the field on a medicab in the 77th minute with blood streaming from a gaping wound in his head after being hit with a knee from Broncos prop Martin Taupau, who was put on...

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