Canberra Raiders News

ABC Sport

Raiders poke fun at English cricketers with try celebration as they survive Dragons scare

Canberra have withstood a Junior Amone-inspired comeback from spirited St George Illawarra, scoring a 36-26 victory and maintaining their reputation as the NRL's most chaotic winners.

The Raiders cruised to a 24-6 halftime lead on Friday night by exploiting the Dragons' notoriously leaky left edge, Matt Timoko starring for Canberra in Wollongong.

But just as Canberra looked ready to kick their habit of only triumphing by single digits, Amone helped the Dragons pile on three tries in seven minutes, defying the absence of disgruntled State of Origin representative Ben Hunt.

The Dragons had to contend with injuries to stand-in fullback Paul Turner (back), highly touted playmaker Jayden...

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Fox League

Eels veteran hooker Josh Hodgson is reportedly set to retire after suffering a season-ending neck injury in Round 13.

The 33-year-old Englishmen has reportedly informed his teammates his career has come to an end according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

Hodgson's neck injury required surgery and with continuous problems he still may have to go under the knife once again.

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Fox League

The Dragons have confirmed the speculation that utility Moses Mbye will be granted an immediate release to sign with a club overseas.

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Mbye will make the move to UK Super League club St Helens, taking the roster spot of hooker Joey Lussick, who has reportedly signed with the Parramatta Eels.

The move to improve their stocks at dummy-half comes after the
shock retirement news of Josh Hodgson.

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