Canberra Raiders NRL News

Canberra Weekly

Former dual international rugby league and rugby union player, Lisa Fiaola has joined the Canberra Raiders as the club’s Women’s Wellbeing and Education Manager.

Fiaola started with the Raiders this week and brings with her a wealth of experience in the women’s space as both a player and coach ahead of the club’s first NRLW season.

She has previously represented both the Jillaroos and New South Wales in the Interstate Challenge as a rugby league player and has also played for the Wallaroos and New South Wales Waratahs in rugby union.

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Yahoo! Sport

Furious Shark Hunt calls out Horsburgh over NRL scrap

Cronulla enforcer Royce Hunt has warned Corey Horsburgh he plans to seek retribution for their on-field scrap, claiming the Sharks will go after him next time while making his own "weak-gutted dog" reference about the Canberra firebrand.

A furious Hunt was sin-binned in the Sharks' loss to Canberra on Sunday, after he landed a jersey punch to the head of Horsburgh during the second half.

Hunt, frustrated by the altercation, has accused Horsburgh of hiding behind Jack Wighton after holding his Cronulla rival in a scrum and pushing him to the ground.

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The Canberra Times

Canberra Raiders five-eighth Jack Wighton is keeping mum on his future at the club next season, no matter how badly teammate James Schiller wants to see him return.

Wighton has an option in the final year of his contract next season, and has met with his manager Matt Rose this week to work out whether he will remain in green, seek an upgraded deal or go to the open market.

But the 30-year-old playmaker who made his debut for the Raiders in 2012 wanted to keep his cards close to his chest for now.

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