Golden moment for NRLW co-captain's milestone match

Golden moment for NRLW co-captain’s milestone match

Zahara Temara's winning field goal secured the Raiders' third consecutive victory, 17-16 over Wests Tigers.

Canberra Daily

The script for the Canberra Raiders' NRLW match against the Wests Tigers couldn't have been written any better.

Co-captain Zahara 'Z' Temara scored the winning field goal in the golden point, bringing the score to 17-16 at GIO Stadium Canberra on Saturday 29 August.

This was all while being only the fifth NRLW player to hit 50 games.

To top that off, it was the team's third win in a row, after losing their first six matches of the 11-round season.

In the post-match press conference, CD asked co-captain Simaima Taufa how she felt being on the ground as Z prepared to kick the goal.

"I was comfortable. I was confident in her ability to make that drop kick,"...

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