Canberra Raiders NRL News

Raiders dominated but Sharks staged comeback, secured impressive victory with five consecutive tries.

LeagueNews.co

The Raiders were flying high, leading the Sharks 18-0 before a dramatic turnaround saw them crash and burn in their NRL clash.

The Sharks clawed their way back into the game, scoring five consecutive tries to secure a stunning 34-22 victory at Shark Park.

The turning point came when the Bunker controversially ruled in favor of Cronulla's captain's challenge in the 26th minute.

From that moment on, it was all Cronulla as Braydon Trindall ripped through the defense to score shortly after.

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Ricky Stuart admits Raiders embarrassed by reserve grade team in 36-22 loss to Sharks.

The Canberra Times

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has conceded his side was embarrassed by a team filled with reserve graders in Sunday night's convincing loss to the Sharks.

After jumping out to an 18-0 lead early, the Raiders were totally outplayed for 60 minutes to fall to an undermanned Cronulla squad 36-22.

The hosts were without a number of stars, with Dale Finucane leading a contingent of injured forwards.

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Raiders blow big lead, lose to Sharks due to controversial ruling and unstoppable comeback.

News.com.au

The Raiders led the Sharks 18-0 before conceding five straight tries to lose the match in what marked an inexplicable capitulation from Ricky Stuart's men.

Cronulla's 34-22 victory at Shark Park was sparked when the Bunker controversially ruled a 26th minute captain's challenge in their favour.

The ruling got them back in the contest and it was one-way traffic from that point onwards as Braydon Trindall sliced his way through to score just a few plays later.

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