Canberra Raiders News

Sat, 1st March, 2025, 20:59 AEDT
'Who won in the elevator fight?': League larrikin pesters brawling Raider with blow-up baseball bat in Vegas
Rugby player Cooper Johns humorously pokes fun at Raiders incident with inflatable bat in Las Vegas.
Wide World of Sports
Rugby league larrikin Cooper Johns poked fun at the scuffling Raiders by wielding an inflatable baseball bat on a Las Vegas red carpet and peppering Hudson Young, one of the hotel lift brawlers, with cheeky questions about the saga.
The latest chapter in one of the great rugby league stories saw Johns, a former NRL playmaker with Melbourne and Manly, brandish a Simpsons-themed baseball bat in Downtown Las Vegas during a media skit with Sportsbet, the NRL's official gambling partner.
He also whacked Young on the head with the blow-up bat as 9News' Danny Weidler tried to interview him.
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Sat, 1st March, 2025, 17:13 AEDT
Raiders v Warriors preview
2025 NRL season opening in Las Vegas with Canberra vs New Zealand Warriors matchup.
League Unlimited
The NRL's mission to spread the rugby league gospel abroad is back for another year with the Canberra Raiders and New Zealand Warriors facing off in Las Vegas to open the 2025 season.
Kicking off year two of the NRL's five-year project to gain a footing in the US, the Saturday afternoon local time clash - Sunday morning for viewers in the southern hemisphere - will see two sides that failed to play finals football last year look to make amends with an opening round win.
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Sat, 1st March, 2025, 15:50 AEDT
Unveiling the Raiders' Final Battle Plan with Stuart
Buzz around game creates opportunity to make a name; Raiders prepare for showdown at Allegiant Stadium.
LeagueNews.co
Las Vegas: When there's this much buzz surrounding a game, it creates an opportunity.
The opportunity to carve out a name for yourself.
canberratimes.com.au are reporting Stuart's final team meeting with the Canberra Raiders before their showdown with the New Zealand Warriors at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday.
The Canberra Times eavesdropped on Stuart's pep talk before their walk-through the mind-blowing Allegiant and the captain's run at James Regional Sports Park on Saturday.
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