We love the mighty Canberra Raiders
Canberra's rookie centre pairing is on the verge of a shock World Cup double chance after Matt Timoko and Sebastian Kris were added to an extended New Zealand squad.
Timoko and Kris were two of six Raiders named in Michael Maguire's squad on Thursday, giving the rising stars extra incentive to impress in another do-or-die match on Friday night.
Timoko, 22, and Kris, 23, have established themselves as NRL strikeweapons this season, helping push the Raiders into a semi final against the...
Ricky Stuart couldn't care less about his history with the Parramatta Eels.
The Canberra Raiders coach's only concern is proving the doubters wrong and ending the Eels' season.
He walked out on the club with two years left on his contract to return to his spiritual home at the Raiders - where he played 203 games and won three premierships.
A quite remarkable coaching record will go on the line when Canberra’s Ricky Stuart leads his side into battle against Parramatta in Friday night’s semi-final.
A Stuart-coached side has never been knocked out of the NRL post-season before a preliminary final, the Raiders mentor boasting a perfect 7-0 record.
They handled the first half of the equation with a gutsy 28-20 win in Melbourne last Saturday, but are once again underdogs for their trip to CommBank Stadium to take on the Eels.