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The Canberra Raiders will reportedly hand their first fullback jersey of the 2024 season to Jordan Rapana in a surprise move.

Coach Ricky Stuart was believed to be weighing up whether to throw Xavier Savage or Chevy Stewart the first number one jumper of the year, but it will instead go to New Zealand veteran Jordan Rapana according to a News Corp report.

Making the decision all the more curious are comments from Rapana throughout last year suggesting that he was done with playing fullback, and would prefer to be stationed on the wing for the remainder of his career - which could come to an...

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LeagueNews.co

In a clash that will surely evoke memories of the Green Machine's glory days, the Raiders are preparing to make a pilgrimage to their very own 'Taj Mahal' - Seiffert Oval.

This hallowed ground, steeped in rugby league history, holds a special place in the hearts of former players who refer to it as their 'spiritual home'.

With its sideline fence once crowded with green jerseys and sausage rolls a bargain at just 30 cents, Seiffert Oval witnessed the birth of one of rugby league's greatest dynasties.

As Ricky Stuart's Raiders gear up to face the Cowboys in the Pre-Season Challenge, the spiritual energy of this iconic venue will undoubtedly fuel their performance on the field.

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ABC Sport

A generation of NRL players are close to the end, so who will be the final player standing from the noughties?

On Tuesday, Roosters warhorse Jared Waerea-Hargreaves announced that 2024 will be his final season in the NRL, drawing a long and storied career to a close and beginning a closing of the door on a whole era of the sport.

Waerea-Hargreaves debuted for Manly back in 2009 and is one of just a handful of NRL players who debuted in the first decade of the 2000s still in the league.

As the oldest player in the NRL in 2024, this season was always looking to be Waerea-Hargreaves's swansong and it seems likely the race to be the last man standing from the 00s is between three players.

Canberra's ageless wonder Jordan Rapana, who debuted in 2008 before taking six years away from the sport due to a...

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