Canberra Raiders News

Sun, 19th February, 2023, 17:17 AEDT
Rapana on report as Raiders thumped by reigning wooden-spooners
The Canberra Times
For the second year in a row, Jordan Rapana's spot for the opening weeks of the NRL season is in jeopardy.
It wouldn't be a Canberra Raiders pre-season without a few hurdles and after fullback Xavier Savage's broken jaw last week, coach Ricky Stuart will now sweat on a judiciary outcome over Rapana.
The veteran Raider was put on report for a high tackle on Asu Kepaoa and sin-binned for accidental contact to the head of Adam Doueihi in the first half of their humbling 36-4 defeat to the Wests Tigers at Belmore on Sunday afternoon.
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Sun, 19th February, 2023, 17:13 AEDT
Is it 2005 all over again? Tigers turn it on in thumping win over Raiders
The Sydney Morning Herald
In the back of the Belmore Sports Ground grandstand, Benji Marshall’s voice echoes down the corridors. He’s shouting instructions through the headsets to the Tigers lieutenants on the sidelines.
“Transition! Transition!”
It doesn’t matter that it’s February with the temperature nudging the high 20s and we’re in the final minutes of an exhausting first half, his forwards hunched over in downward dogs and all types of rest poses. Marshall wants his team to quickly morph from defence into attack, the way he knows.
If this isn’t Benji’s team in name, then it certainly is in...
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Sun, 19th February, 2023, 13:55 AEDT
Trials LIVE: Tigers get first look at star recruits as Raiders look to fill fullback void
Fox League
The new-look Tigers will be without a few big guns but Tim Sheens’ side will be looking to make a statement before the regular season commences when they take on the Raiders on Sunday at Belmore Sports Ground.

A young Tigers team suffered a heavy defeat to the Warriors last week but Sheens has named plenty of the side’s more experienced players for Sunday’s final hit-out.

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