Canberra Raiders NRL News

Sports journalist Peter Chapman was a prominent figure in 1990s Canberra, covering the Raiders' successful era.

The Riotact

Sports journalist Peter Chapman was one of the faces of Canberra in the 1990s, alongside his great mates newsreader Greg Robson and weatherman Mike Larkan.

Having looked back on the life and times of both Robbo and Larko, we now cast the spotlight on Chapo - the rugby league tragic who arrived in town the year the Raiders first won the premiership. He covered their most successful era and then joined the club to become their marketing manager at a time rugby union team the Brumbies had eaten into their support base.

We ask the 69-year-old to reflect on the 1989 grand final, the super...

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Raiders, Brumbies, and GWS playing in Canberra on Anzac weekend, testing which code is most popular.

The Riotact

With the Raiders, Brumbies and GWS all playing in Canberra on the Anzac weekend next year, it is being viewed as a litmus test: which code is the most popular in the ACT?

The Giants take on the Western Bulldogs on Saturday, 26 April, at 7:35 pm. At the same time, the Brumbies face the Hurricanes across town at GIO.

The following day at Canberra Stadium, the Raiders take on the Dolphins.

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Canberra Raiders and Wests Tigers eyeing off-contract English forward Kai Pearce-Paul, potential $600k deal.

Zero Tackle

The Canberra Raiders and Wests Tigers have been named as the rival clubs monitoring the situation of English forward Kai Pearce-Paul, who is off-contract at the Newcastle Knights at the end of this season.Arriving from the English Super League where he made his name as a youngster, Pearce-Paul has been a solid force for the Knights since the beginning of 2024.Code Sports reports the three-club battle could see the value of his next contract climb to $600,000 per year.

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