Canberra Raiders NRL News

Jed Stuart makes his NRL debut for Canberra Raiders, replacing an injured player, proud of his achievement.

Canberra Weekly

It hasn't been an "easy ride" for Jed Stuart to make his NRL debut with the Canberra Raiders, where his father, Ricky, is the coach.

Jed, Raider #404, has been named on the wing to take on the Wests Tigers this Friday 20 June, replacing the injured Savelio Tamale.

It comes 37 years after his father made his first appearance for the Raiders.

Ricky told CD at a press conference on Thursday as a father - rather than as a coach - he was proud of his son.

"It's like any of the young players that make their debuts, you see all the hard work that goes into it," he...

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Ricky Stuart attributes his emotions to genetics, as shown when his dad got emotional at Jed's jersey presentation.

The Canberra Times

Ricky Stuart swears the emotions he regularly wears on his sleeves are genetic.

It's why he got his dad Les to present his son Jed with his Canberra Raiders jersey ahead of his debut.

Stuart hoped his dad would be overcome with emotion - but it turned out to be one of only two occasions Les had been able to keep himself in check, with Stuart's wedding day the other.

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Since 2014, Tigers won 4 of 18 matches; last victory was 48-24 last year.

League Unlimited

Since Round 25 of 2014, these two sides have met 18 times with the Tigers being winners just 4 times, while the Raiders have racked up 551 points - 30.6 points per game.

The Tigers did win the last outing though, 48-24 in Round 16 last year. The last time the Tigers won back-to-back games against the Raiders was 2014 - when current new five-eighth Heath Mason was 9 years old.

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