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Canberra Raiders' Xavier Savage aims for higher honors after Prime Minister's XIII debut success.
Canberra Raiders try machine Xavier Savage is "happy to stay" in the capital as he hopes his Prime Minister's XIII debut becomes a stepping stone to higher representative honours.
Savage will start on the wing for Australia's PM's XIII side to take on their Papua New Guinea counterparts in Port Moresby on Sunday.
Coincidentally, he's not the only Savage in camp on the Gold Coast at the moment.
Josh Papali'i's wife to admit assaulting two people at rugby match, facing guilty pleas in court.
The wife of Canberra Raiders star player Josh Papali'i has indicated she will admit to assaulting two people at a local rugby league match.
Mesepa Salesa, previously reported as being named Masepa Papali'i, faced the ACT Magistrates Court on Thursday.
Through barrister Stephen Robinson, the woman indicated guilty pleas to two counts of common assault relating to the violent July incident. She is set to formally plead guilty before a magistrate.
Hudson Young has chance to join Australian squad in exhibition match turned trial game.
Hudson Young has one game to force his way into the Australian squad after a grand final hero withdrew from the end-of-season games and turned the Prime Minister's XIII into a genuine trial match if he gets the chane to play.
Young and the rest of the men's PM's XIII squad are gathering in Brisbane on Wednesday to start training ahead of a clash against Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby on Sunday.
But what is generally an exhibition match and a small taste of the representative arena is set to transform into an opportunity for Canberra Raiders back-rower Young.