Canberra Raiders News

Tapine supports Papali'i, focusing on game despite off-field issues before Las Vegas trip.

The Canberra Times

One half of the Canberra Raiders' intimidating starting prop duo, Joe Tapine, is backing teammate Josh Papali'i to put aside his off-field drama ahead of a blockbuster round one in Las Vegas.

The Raiders will leave Canberra on Thursday morning to start their journey for the NRL's Sin City spectacular on March 2, with the team to base itself in Las Vegas for a full week of preparations.

But they return, the legendary forward Papali'i will face ACT Magistrates Court on March 6 fighting charges of intimidating police and failing to leave a licensed premises for an alleged incident on September 16 at Raiders Gungahlin licensed club.

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The Daily Telegraph

Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has slammed Maori All Stars coach Adam Blair for suggesting Canberra's best players were pressured into missing the annual pre-season contest against the Indigenous All Stars held last weekend.

Stuart said Blair was "naive", ''inexperienced' and "selfish" for bringing into question the Raiders support for the growth and development of both Maori, Pasifika and Indigenous players.

Blair led the Māori to a 10-6 victory over the Indigenous team last...

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The Daily Telegraph

The Canberra Raiders want UFC boss Dana White to blow the Viking horn in Las Vegas.

This masthead can reveal that overtures have been made with the UFC to have White perform the traditional ceremony before the Raiders play the Warriors at Allegiant Stadium.

The Raiders had initially planned to approach NFL legend Tom Brady but it is understood they couldn't make it happen. Enter White, who was in Sydney last week for a show at Qudos Bank Arena.

It is understood White spoke to Raiders back...

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