Canberra Raiders NRL News

Raiders start 2025 strong in Las Vegas, defeat Warriors 30-8, make lineup adjustments for bans.

League Unlimited

Starting their 2025 campaign on a high in Las Vegas and convincingly defeating the Warriors 30-8, the Raiders will be looking to continue their strong start to the season. 

Joe Tapine and Xavier Savage respectively accepted two and one match bans, sees them miss this clash, with a few players shuffling around to make up for it. Josh Papalii moves to prop, whilst Morgan Smithies starts at lock, and Matty Nicholson joining the bench. Albert Hopoate fills the hole left by try scoring machine, Xavier Savage. 

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Canberra Raiders expecting record crowd despite Skyfire competition, perfect weather for game.

The Canberra Times

The Canberra Raiders are bracing for their biggest crowd this millennium for a first game at Canberra Stadium of the season.

That's despite competing with Skyfire, which could cause havoc for some Raiders fans trying to get to the game against the Brisbane Broncos on Saturday night.

It's also going to be perfect weather for watching football, with the temperature predicted to still be in the high 20s at kick off.

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