Canberra Raiders NRL News

Rugby player Cooper Johns humorously pokes fun at Raiders incident with inflatable bat in Las Vegas.

Wide World of Sports

Rugby league larrikin Cooper Johns poked fun at the scuffling Raiders by wielding an inflatable baseball bat on a Las Vegas red carpet and peppering Hudson Young, one of the hotel lift brawlers, with cheeky questions about the saga.

The latest chapter in one of the great rugby league stories saw Johns, a former NRL playmaker with Melbourne and Manly, brandish a Simpsons-themed baseball bat in Downtown Las Vegas during a media skit with Sportsbet, the NRL's official gambling partner.

He also whacked Young on the head with the blow-up bat as 9News' Danny Weidler tried to interview him.

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2025 NRL season opening in Las Vegas with Canberra vs New Zealand Warriors matchup.

League Unlimited

The NRL's mission to spread the rugby league gospel abroad is back for another year with the Canberra Raiders and New Zealand Warriors facing off in Las Vegas to open the 2025 season.

Kicking off year two of the NRL's five-year project to gain a footing in the US, the Saturday afternoon local time clash - Sunday morning for viewers in the southern hemisphere - will see two sides that failed to play finals football last year look to make amends with an opening round win.

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Las Vegas game hype creates opportunity for players - Stuart motivates Raiders before season opener.

The Canberra Times

Las Vegas: When there's this much hype surrounding a game, it creates opportunity. The opportunity to make a name for yourself.

It was one of Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart's final messages to his players ahead of their blockbuster season opener against the New Zealand Warriors at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday.

The Canberra Times listened in on Stuart's final team meeting before their walk-through the mind-blowing Allegiant and the following captain's run - out at James Regional Sports Park on Saturday.

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