Canberra Region Rugby League News

The Canberra Region Rugby League wishes to acknowledge the passing of one of the pioneers of Women's Rugby League in Australia and the Canberra region, Graham Willard.

Graham was a passionate supporter of women's rugby league, coaching numerous teams in the 1990's locally, then the ACT representative teams and finally was the inaugural Jillaroos coach.

Players such as Cath Welch, Katrina Fanning, Maree Bush, Rom Emmanuel, Robyn Miller are just some of the players who had the privilege of being coached by Graham.

Graham had played with the North Sydney Bears (#598) in Sydney...

The CRRL Wheelchair Rugby League program made a successful return to Griffith, in partnership with Intereach, to further grow the sport in the region.

With support from Intereach, a not-for-profit community organisation offering services for children, people with disabilities, and more, we successfully delivered Wheelchair Rugby League sessions to local schools and several disability support organisations.

Over three days, we serviced more than 250 participants, including students from Western Riverina Community School, Kalinda School, Gralee School, Griffith Post School Options,...

Congratulations to Lachlan Bristow (Queanbeyan Kangaroos), Allan Wratten (Queanbeyan Blues), Taylor Withington (West Belconnen Warriors), Tyson Greenwood (Goulburn City Bulldogs), and Mo Tiotala (Gungahlin Bulls), for their selection on the bench in the 2024 Canberra Raiders Cup Team of the Year.

#14 - Lachlan Bristow (Queanbeyan Kangaroos)

Fresh off premiership success in the French Elite 2 competition, Bristow joined the Queanbeyan Kangaroos midway through the season and made immediate impact.

Despite being a natural hooker, he...