Canberra Raiders NRL News

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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Las Vegas: NRL debut overshadowed by Warriors fans, but Raiders shut down noise with win.

The Canberra Times

Las Vegas: The Warriors fans might've drowned out the Viking horn's international debut, but the Green Machine shut up the "Wahs" in the end.

Allegiant Stadium turned into one of the loudest NRL cauldrons on the planet - capturing and amplifying every cheer.

Las Raiders Vegas player Tyler Manoa got down on one knee to blow the USA-made horn, but it could barely be heard above the "Warriors" chant circling the stadium.

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