Canberra Raiders News

Sat, 5th July, 2025, 12:49 AEST
Rookie Raiders: Ready to tackle the season's challenge
Canberra Raiders coach Darrin Borthwick praised six debutantes' potential for the season opener at GIO Stadium.
LeagueNews.co
Canberra Raiders NRLW Coach Darrin Borthwick expressed pride in the six debutantes named for the season opener, highlighting their potential to perform well in front of a home crowd at GIO Stadium.
Borthwick stated that the team's energy has been building through a strong pre-season.
One of the debutantes, Lili Boyle, has made her way into the lineup due to squad injuries and has impressed the coaching staff throughout pre-season.
The Raiders will kick off their 2025 season with a triple-header in Canberra.
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Sat, 5th July, 2025, 12:00 AEST
Six pack: Bortwick backs Raiders rookies for season opener
Coach Darrin Borthwick is confident in six debutantes for the Raiders' season opener at GIO Stadium.
NRL.com
Canberra Raiders NRLW Coach Darrin Borthwick says he's proud of the six debutantes named for round one and is confident they'll rise to the occasion in front of a home crowd at GIO Stadium Canberra on Saturday.
The Green Machine will kick off their 2025 season with a triple-header in Canberra and Borthwick said the energy around the squad has been building steadily through a strong pre-season.
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Sat, 5th July, 2025, 5:44 AEST
Derogatory, sexist and homophobic trolls on NRLW coverage highlights long way to go
Women's rugby league is growing rapidly, attracting fans and opportunities, but still needs more male support and respect.
The Canberra Times
Women's sport and the NRLW has come so very far in a quick period of time, converting and attracting new fans to the game, providing opportunity for girls in rugby league that simply weren't there before, and with the player union support to ensure those involved are treated fairly.
But while there are many positives to the rise of women's rugby league, on the week of round one of the 2025 NRLW season, there were not-so-subtle hints that there remains a long way to go in getting some of the code's fanbase - particularly males - to get on board.
Or at the very least show a bit more respect to women's rugby league.
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