Canberra Raiders NRL News

Canberra Raiders find Tyler Manoa to blow Viking horn in Las Vegas before game with Warriors.

Wide World of Sports

The Canberra Raiders have found someone to blow their custom-made Viking horn in Las Vegas just a day out from their clash with the Warriors at Allegiant Stadium.

Ricky Stuart's team were on the lookout for a participant to take part in the pre-game tradition, after UFC boss Dana White knocked-back their invitation earlier in the week.

And they've had to lean on their namesake from the NFL - with Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Tyler Manoa to do the honours.

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Las Vegas Raiders player Tyler Manoa will blow Canberra's Viking horn before game. Acknowledges team diversity.

Canberra Weekly

Las Vegas Raiders player Tyler Manoa will blow Canberra's iconic Viking horn ahead of the clash against the Warriors at the NFL team's home base, Allegiant Stadium.

The Raiders confirmed at their stadium walk-through on Friday (Saturday AEDT) that the defensive tackle, who has a Samoan heritage, had agreed to participate in the pre-game festivities after Dana White turned the club down.

Canberra were keen to involve a Las Vegan of Pasifika heritage given the diversity of their own squad. Matt Timoko, Joe Tapine, Seb Kris and Kaeo Weekes are all regular first graders with Maori...

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NRL clubs face challenges keeping players safe in Vegas with booze, gambling, and other temptations.

Wide World of Sports

LAS VEGAS: It's perhaps the most talked about challenge for club football departments when the NRL gives them a ticket to Sin City: how do we do this and get home in one piece?

The Vegas strip is a dizzying cocktail of booze, gambling, showgirls and any number of booby traps for young men (and women) to fall into.

Big money is spent on security and months goes into detailed planning in an effort to keep players away from trouble but in a place like Vegas trouble tends to come knocking one way or another.

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