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Ricky Stuart feels like a proud dad debuting his son, Jed, as Raider #404 against Wests Tigers.
Whenever Ricky Stuart hands one of his players a debut, he feels like a proud dad.
So you can only imagine how he feels after giving his actual son, Jed, the chance to become Raider #404 against Wests Tigers at Campbelltown on Friday.
"That's probably a good description because I like to get close to all of my players," Stuart said "This one is for real."
Jed Stuart's rugby league dream came true when informed about his NRL debut by Raiders' captain Joe Tapine.
Jed Stuart's rugby league dream became reality during a massage session.
Resting his face in the table's cradle, his thoughts raced with emotion.
"I was kind of in shock. I was excited, nervous, all of that,'' Stuart said.
Only moments earlier, Raiders captain Joe Tapine - no, not his father and Raiders head coach Ricky Stuart - had phoned him with the news that Stuart, 23, was making his NRL debut on the wing against the Wests Tigers at Campbelltown on Friday night.
Stuart had been in the video room cutting vision of his recent games at the Raiders HQ last Sunday when...
Jed Stuart makes his NRL debut for Canberra Raiders, replacing an injured player, proud of his achievement.
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...