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Canberra Weekly

Premiership-winning coach Michael Maguire will join the Canberra Raiders as Ricky Stuart’s right-hand man for at least the next two seasons.

The Raiders officially appointed Maguire senior NRL consultant on Tuesday and will welcome him in after New Zealand’s Rugby League World Cup campaign.

Working with the club full-time, Maguire will have similar duties to an assistant coach and the Green Machine told AAP they expected he would be Stuart’s first port of call for football-related matters.

Maguire’s appointment replenishes Canberra’s coaching staff following the departure of...

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Zero Tackle

Michael Maguire will be back in the NRL during 2023.

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The Canberra Times

Michael Maguire is back in the NRL, after being named as the Canberra Raiders' assistant coach on Tuesday.

Under Raiders head coach Ricky Stuart, Maguire will join fellow new assistant Justin Giteau, and existing assistant Michael Crawley, four months after 'Madge' was sacked by the Wests Tigers amid intense scrutiny in recent seasons.

"In communicating with Madge, he was very comfortable and looking forward to working in a stable environment, and that's what he will have here.

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