Zac Hosking is close to signing a two-year contract extension with the Raiders, preventing NRL team poaching.
Canberra Raiders back-rower Zac Hosking is reportedly poised to sign a new contract which will keep him out of the grasp of the NRL's latest expansion teams, the Perth Bears and PNG 2028.
A key fixture of the Raiders forward pack over the past two seasons, which has seen him cement a starting spot in the back-row, Hosking has been able to take his game to a new level and formed a solid combination with the likes of Hudson Young, Joseph Tapine, Josh Papalii and Morgan Smithies.
Able to speak and negotiate with rival teams from November 1, Hosking is on the verge of inking a two-year contract extension, which will keep him in the nation's...