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Zero Tackle

Canberra veteran Jordan Rapana could miss his side's Round 1 clash with the Cowboys after being placed on report and sin-binned during the opening half of Sunday's Pre-Season Challenge matchup with the Wests Tigers.

Rapana was first in the books in the 11th minute of the match for a dangerous tackle before match referee Ben Cummins sin-binned the winger 20 minutes later for a late hit on Tigers five-eighth Adam Doueihi.

With the Tigers looking to break through the Canberra defence on the right-hand side of their attack, Doueihi shovelled a pass off to Shawn Blore before being met with an aerial Rapana, whose shoulder made contact with Doueihi's head.

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Canberra Weekly

Tim Sheens’ new-look Wests Tigers have given fans reason to believe after a decade of dread, entering the NRL season on the back of a 36-4 trial win over Canberra.

After 11 years out of the finals and seasons of misplaced hope, the Tigers will enter the season with confidence after completely outplaying Canberra.

With Luke Brooks and Apisai Koroisau out, five-eighth Adam Doueihi had his fingerprints all over the win, days after signing a one-year extension at the club.

The Tigers had a similar trial win over Manly in 2021 before another year of pain, but Sunday’s performance at least...

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Yahoo! Sport

Cameron Ciraldo's Canterbury makeover has been handed a pre-season reality check in a 36-16 defeat from a dominant Cronulla in their last pre-season trial.

After claiming Canberra's scalp in Moruya last week, Canterbury were completely outplayed by a Sharks outfit that fired in attack and held firm in defence on Sunday.

The excitement about the Bulldogs in 2023 was shown clearly in the 7801 fans who turned up to the Belmore trial match, for which only Tevita Pangai was missing from their likely best line up.

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