Canberra Raiders News

  • Souths hoping Wighton will miss just two NRL games, Kangaroos return ruled out

    Souths hoping Wighton will miss just two NRL games, Kangaroos return ruled out

    The Sydney Morning Herald

    South Sydney are hoping to shave at least one NRL game off Jack Wighton's suspension by having the Indigenous All Stars match included in his ban, but there won't be a shock Kangaroos return for the retired representative star.

    The NRL judiciary found Wighton guilty of biting Tyson Gamble in Canberra's elimination final loss to Newcastle, resulting in a three-game suspension. Wighton had pleaded not guilty in the hope of clearing his name, but was unsuccessful after an 80-minute hearing on Tuesday night.

    Wighton will switch from Canberra to the Rabbitohs in the off-season at a time when there is a cloud over his representative...

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  • Canberra Raiders duo Hudson Young and Emre Guler to push Kangaroos claims in Prime Minister's XIII

    Canberra Raiders duo Hudson Young and Emre Guler to push Kangaroos claims in Prime Minister's XIII

    The Canberra Times

    Australian coach Mal Meninga will size up Hudson Young and Emre Guler for green and gold jerseys when the pair head to Papua New Guinea in search of a Kangaroos call-up.

    The Canberra Raiders duo have been named in the Prime Minister's XIII squad to face a Papua New Guinean selection in Port Moresby on September 23.

    Meninga will use the Prime Minister's XIII clash as a gauge on a host of players before naming his Kangaroos squad for the Pacific Championships to be played across October and November.

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  • Wighton guilty of biting Gamble, banned for three matches

    Jack Wighton guilty of biting Gamble in elimination final

    Canberra Weekly

    South Sydney recruit Jack Wighton has received a three-match ban after being found guilty of biting Newcastle five-eighth Tyson Gamble in Canberra's elimination-final loss.

    After an 80-minute hearing on Tuesday, the judiciary panel, chaired by Geoffrey Bellew SC and comprising Penrith great Tony Puletua and former referee Paul Simpkins took 20 minutes to reach their decision.

    The panel retired at 8pm to consider their sentence, with Wighton's defence providing a character reference from Raiders legend and Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga in their push for a two-match ban.

    The NRL counsel suggested a four-match ban before the panel settled...

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