Canberra Raiders NRL News

Las Vegas excels in big shows. NRL begins season with thrilling quadruple-header at Allegiant Stadium.

Fox League

No one has mastered the art of putting on a big show better than Las Vegas.

And, for the second consecutive year opening its season in Sin City, the National Rugby League was up to the task, delivering a week-long show of its own, climaxed by Saturday's entertaining quadruple-header at Allegiant Stadium.

For the four NRL clubs who came to Vegas for the league's second year of a five-year commitment - the Canberra Raiders defeating the New Zealand Warriors, 30-8, and the
Penrith Panthers beating the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, 28-22
, in the night's finale - Saturday was about getting a result in their respective opening fixtures.

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Hudson Young impresses Raiders coach Stuart and Test coach Meninga with outstanding performance against Warriors.

The Daily Telegraph

Hudson Young has taken a bat to the Warriors, prompting Raiders coach Ricky Stuart to declare the outstanding forward is on a mission to impress Test coach Mal Meninga.

Putting the embarrassment of his first night stoush with teammate Morgan Smithies and an inflatable baseball bat in Las Vegas behind him, Young was instrumental in Canberra's historic opening round victory at Allegiant Stadium.

Raiders legends Meninga and NSW State of Origin coach Laurie Daley were part of the Green Machine entourage in Sin City and watched first-hand the relentless Young inspire the Raiders to a 30-8 victory over a flat Warriors side to officially...

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Las Vegas incident and delivering impressive win against Warriors, showcasing resilience and determination.

Canberra Weekly

Ricky Stuart has commended Canberra on bouncing back from their much-discussed Las Vegas brawl and demolishing the Warriors 30-8 in the first game of the NRL season.

The Raiders looked right at home before a big crowd at Allegiant Stadium, the fortress of their namesake NFL team, and picked up from a fast finish to an inconsistent 2024.

But there was nothing inconsistent about Stuart's side on Sunday (AEDT), only days after teammates Hudson Young and Morgan Smithies made headlines for fighting each other in a hotel elevator.

Stuart was proud of his charges for moving on from...

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