Canberra Raiders NRL News

A magistrate condemned spectator violence after sentencing Mesepa Salesa for attacking players at a rugby game.

The Riotact

Violence inflicted by spectators at sports games "must be deterred", a magistrate said when sentencing the wife of a Canberra Raiders legend for attacking two female rugby league players on a football field.

Raiders' prop Josh Papali'i raised his middle finger towards the media outside the ACT Magistrates Court when he was driving his car away after his wife, Mesepa Salesa, was sentenced on Wednesday (18 June).

In July 2024, Salesa was watching a rugby league game at the Kippax Raiders Club in Holt when a 17-year-old was sent off the field.

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The Canberra Raiders have extended Zac Hosking's contract for two years, enhancing their promising season.

The Canberra Times

The Canberra Raiders have moved to lock in second-rower Zac Hosking for another two years.

It's a big boost for the Green Machine as they look to continue their stunning start to the season against the Wests Tigers at Campbelltown on Friday.

The second-placed Raiders return from their first bye of the season and will look to carry that form into the second half of their campaign.

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Jed Stuart debuts for Canberra Raiders, following father Ricky 37 years later; fourth father-son duo in club history.

Canberra Weekly

It will be a special moment for the Stuart family on Friday night, with the Canberra Raiders announcing winger Jed will make his NRL debut against the Wests Tigers.

It comes 37 years after his father, club legend and current coach Ricky, made his first appearance for the Raiders.

With Jed becoming Raider #404, he and Ricky are the fourth father-and-son duo to play for the Raiders, and it's the first time a Raiders NRL coach will coach his own son.

Jed's family presented him with his first NRL Jersey on Monday 16 June.

Jackson said his brother had come a long...

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