A strong second-half effort from the Raiders was not enough to beat the Cowboys, going down by one point.
The Toyota Forklifts Raiders have kicked off their 2023 season with a narrow loss to the North Queensland Cowboys at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, 19-18.
The Raiders came out in the first half with ambition, putting up a great defensive effort, defending their try line for the first 10 minutes due to a handful of errors.
Cowboys winger Murray Taulagi broke the defensive wall in the 17th minute putting first points on the board, which was followed soon after with a try to...