Club that helped launch the Raiders forced to forfeit in 95-year shock

The Blues have forfeited a Canberra Raiders Cup game. Picture by Keegan Carroll

The Canberra Times

The Queanbeyan club that helped launch the Canberra Raiders faces a fight to secure its on-field future, with the Blues adamant the gut-wrenching call to forfeit a Canberra Raiders Cup game is "a last resort".

The Blues were scheduled to face the Belconnen United Sharks at NSWRL Headquarters in Bruce on Saturday before pulling the pin with 13 players available - and "a couple of those guys were going to be playing busted anyway".

It is a stark fall from grace for the Blues, who reached last year's grand final and have won a record 26 first grade premierships in Canberra's premier rugby...

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