Canberra Raiders hold off Cronulla Sharks to post 24-20 NRL win, Canterbury Bulldogs defeat Wests Tigers 26-22

Two Canberra Raiders NRL players shake hands as they celebrate a try against Cronulla.

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The Raiders have overcome a growing injury crisis to post their first victory of the season, hanging on to win 24-20 against Cronulla in a nail-biter at Canberra Stadium.

Earlier on Sunday, Canterbury held off the fast-finishing Wests Tigers to triumph 26-22 at a sold-out Belmore, giving Cameron Ciraldo consecutive wins in his first season as head coach.

Missing star prop Josh Papali'i, Xavier Savage and wingers Nick Cotric and Jordan Rapana, the Raiders lost hooker Danny Levi to a suspected broken jaw just minutes into the clash with the Sharks but that did not stop them taking the thrilling victory.

They led 24-10 on 56 minutes but had to hang on for dear life at the end, after...

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