Broncos prop Martin Taupau said he would have to "tackle upside down" in order to not fall foul of the officials after being sanctioned for a collision that left Raiders winger Jordan Rapana with a sickening head injury.
Late in the Raiders' upset 20-14 victory over the Broncos on Saturday night
, Rapana claimed an Adam Reynolds bomb, but was caught by Taupau's knee as he went to ground.
The incident appeared relatively innocuous in real time, but the gruesome aftermath soon became apparent when blood poured onto the Lang Park turf, leaving Rapana in considerable distress.
The winger, who scored a try in each half, was carted off after a lengthy delay as he was treated. He recieved 18...
Sickening head injury to Canberra's Jordan Rapana has Broncos prop Martin Taupau confused
Ricky Stuart doesn't want to lose Wighton like Milford
Canberra coach Ricky Stuart says he does not want to lose star playmaker Jack Wighton to another club in the same way he lost Anthony Milford to the Broncos almost a decade ago.
Speaking after the Raiders' brilliant 20-14 win over Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday, Stuart confirmed the club had an offer on the table for the 30-year-old after Wighton informed the club he wanted to test the market for the 2024 season and beyond.
The $4.4 million over four years reflects the value the Raiders place on the 2020 Dally M Medal winner who has played all of his 224 NRL games at the club.
Wighton's daughters swept up in NRLW fever
There's excitement in the air about the Canberra Raiders' debut in the NRLW.
It's been a slow build-up since the Raiders were announced as one of four new expansion teams in the competition back in June last year.
Now it's so close you can almost taste the lime milk, with round one kicking off on July 22.
