Canberra Region Rugby League News

Thu, 13th November, 2025, 15:28 AEDT
Police investigate allegations against Canberra coach
ACT Policing investigates allegations against Canberra coach Ashley Barnes, whose appointment was blocked.
The Canberra Times
ACT Policing is investigating allegations against the Canberra coach whose appointment was blocked by the governing body.
The Canberra Times can reveal the police were investigating an alleged incident involving Ashley Barnes that occurred at a licensed club in Civic in September last year.
It comes after the Woden Valley Rams signed Barnes as head coach for the 2026 Canberra Raiders Cup season - only for the NSW Rugby League to step in and prevent him from being registered.
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Mon, 3rd November, 2025, 11:02 AEDT
ACT Claim Inaugural LCA NRL Wheelchair Championships
The ACT dominated the inaugural LCA NRL Wheelchair Championships, winning all matches convincingly.
Canberra Region Rugby League
The ACT claimed the Inaugural LCA NRL Wheelchair Championships in dominant fashion last weekend on the Gold Coast.
Boasting the best defensive record and blistering attack, the ACT were a force to be reckoned with throughout the tournament, going through undefeated.
A comprehensive 52-4 victory against New South Wales set the tone for a strong weekend, with James Hill scoring a hat-trick and Zach Carl a double.

The ACT secured their second win by the same margin of forty-eight as they kept the Affiliated States to nil, before a 34-8 win against Victoria ensure they finished the first day undefeated.
After producing high quality performances on Day One, the expectation...
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Thu, 30th October, 2025, 13:43 AEDT
Clydsdale's 'full circle moment' as Jillaroos honour foundations
Cath Welch reflects on the Jillaroos' 30-year journey since their first international match in 1993.
Canberra Region Rugby League
Cath Welch can only marvel at how far things have come since she first pulled on a Jillaroos jersey, leading out her team for an international match in Fiji in 1993.
This year, the Jillaroos are celebrating their 30-year anniversary, with the first fully recognised Test match taking place against New Zealand on July 1, 1995, at Lidcombe Oval.

Cath Welch presented Yasmin Clydsdale with her Jillaroos jersey alongside Lakeesha Seaton.
©Chloe Davis / NRL Images
Before that match however, the seeds for the future were sown by Welch and her fellow pioneering players, with their trip to play their Pacific Island opponents...
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