Canberra Region Rugby League News

The West Belconnen Warriors welcome the Tuggeranong Bushrangers to Raiders Belconnen on Sunday afternoon in a must win elimination final. 

The West Belconnen Warriors enter this weekend's matchup after a twenty-all draw against the Gungahlin Bulls, with Captain Coach Ryan McQueen particularly critical of the performance.  

"It was probably one of our worst of the year to be honest, story of our season at the moment," McQueen said. 

"We just seemed to hurt ourselves and put ourselves under immense pressure and going into the finals we can't be doing that; it's not the way we wanted to go into the finals but also probably good to get that one out of the way."

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Team Lists are in ahead of a blockbuster first weekend of finals!! 

Teams have been named ahead of the Major and Minor Semi Finals in the Blumers Lawyers Canberra Raiders competitions and the Qualifying and Elimination Finals in the Blumers Lawyers George Tooke Shield. 

See how your team lines up here!

Image by Trish Sullivan 

The Queanbeyan Derby takes centre stage on Saturday afternoon at Seears Workwear Oval, as the Kangaroos and Blues face off in the Major Semi Final for the second consecutive year, with both sides desperate for the week off and first grand final spot. 

The Queanbeyan Kangaroos enter finals action in a familiar position; after securing their third straight minor premiership, with this being something Captain Coach Sam Williams acknowledges as a good reward for their efforts this year. 

"It's nice to have. The regular season is difficult because it's a very close comp and you're not always at your very best. Sometimes you've got to find ways to win but it's something...