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NRL calls for upgrades to Canberra's outdated stadium

The NRL has lambasted Canberra's "no longer fit-for-purpose" facilities at GIO Stadium, maintaining the venue will miss out on major events unless drastic action is taken.

In a scathing assessment of the stadium's fan and athlete experience along with technological and location issues, the NRL even questioned whether men's and women's matches could be hosted on the same day.

Canberra's NRLW side is just two months away from playing its first game, with three double-headers slated for GIO Stadium in the inaugural season.

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The Canberra Times

Josh Hodgson would be the first to admit he is playing like a shadow of his former self - but the belief he can still be "one of the best nines in the game" has the Canberra Raiders on high alert.

Parramatta hooker Hodgson faces the Raiders for the first time at Canberra Stadium on [Saturday] as the Eels look to reignite their season without sidelined halfback Mitchell Moses.

Hodgson has struggled to fire in his return from an anterior cruciate ligament tear, splitting the hooking duties with rookie Brendan Hands.

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The Canberra Times

The NRL has weighed into Canberra stadium debate, making a nine-page submission to a federal inquiry into the national capital that says the existing venue "has lost its appeal" for major rugby league content.

In another sporting infrastructure development, the NRL was scathing in its assessment of the state of Canberra Stadium and lack of federal government investment in facilities over the past 20 years.

On the same day ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr described the need for stadium upgrades as a "10^th order issue", the NRL said the capital's sporting infrastructure had fallen behind in a...

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