Canberra Raiders News

Mon, 7th April, 2025, 13:33 AEST
Junior stars shine, finals bound after round nine
Canberra Raiders SG Ball and Lisa Fiaola Cup teams reach finals with impressive victories.
LeagueNews.co
The Canberra Raiders' SG Ball and Lisa Fiaola Cup teams have secured spots in the finals after finishing the regular season in the top eight.
The Lisa Fiaola Cup team's impressive 24-8 victory over the Sea Eagles in Sydney sealed their place in the finals, a significant achievement for a team that only joined the competition this year.
The Raiders faced a tough challenge with the scores tied at 8-8 at half-time, but they rose to the occasion in the second half.
Halfback Ocean Kawai-Rangikauhata scored a second-half double, and centre Evie Perry scored a try right on full-time to secure the win and a spot in the top eight.
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Mon, 7th April, 2025, 12:32 AEST
Roosters veteran's position on 'life support'; $650k exile to be brought in from cold - NRL Team Tips
Injuries plague Panthers, Knights, Rabbitohs, Broncos in Week 6, Roosters considering big halves switch.
Fox League
Round 6 delivered a host of injuries, with the Panthers, Knights, Rabbitohs and Broncos all struck hard in a brutal week of rugby league action.
THURSDAY
Meanwhile, the Roosters could be in line to make a big halves switch after a rising star was pulled out of NSW Cup over the weekend.
Read on for all of the team news ahead of Round 6.
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Mon, 7th April, 2025, 10:12 AEST
Lime green in jungles of PNG
Remote Raiders fan-base found in small town of Alotau, Papua New Guinea, known for rugby league passion.
Canberra Weekly
Not wanting to blow my own Viking horn, but I think I've discovered the most remote Raiders fan-base - in a small provincial town in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Rugby League is massive in PNG (Port Moresby is set to join the NRL in 2028) but the Raiders are also huge in the tiny coastal town of Alotau, surrounded by some of the most remote island communities in the world.
Local resident Gori Sioni, who was born in an archipelago of flat coral atolls in eastern PNG, can recite the Raiders song word-for-word and he watches every game and does every Viking clap - despite the...
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