Canberra Raiders NRL News

Cronulla face forward shortage after losing three players to injury in poor game performance.

Canberra Weekly

Cronulla are facing a forwards' shortage after losing three middles to injury during their poor showing against Wests Tigers.

The Sharks had one of their worst nights of the Craig Fitzgibbon era on Saturday, stuck down by constant errors to be soundly beaten 32-6 by the Tigers.

But the bigger issue for Cronulla may become the flow-on effect, ahead of their Easter Sunday clash with Canberra at Shark Park.

Prop Royce Hunt didn't even make the field on Saturday night after injuring his calf warming up on the sideline.

Lock Dale Finucane is already out of the Raiders clash after suffering a concussion, while Toby Rudolf...

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Yvette Berry open to talking stadium with Raiders, unveils new dragon boating home. Raiders visit Christchurch.

The Canberra Times

ACT Sport Minister Yvette Berry stands on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin and declares she is open to talking stadiums with Canberra Raiders power brokers.

Berry was on hand on Saturday morning to unveil a new home for dragon boating. The ACT invested $2.1 million towards the construction of the purpose-built facility, while a further $360,000 was provided by Dragon Boat ACT who now run and maintain the facility.

Raiders chief executive Don Furner, chairman Dennis Richardson and board members visited the Te Kaha stadium site in Christchurch on Friday before Canberra's NRL clash with the New Zealand Warriors.

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Retired NRL player Sam Williams returns to grassroots rugby league with Monaro Colts.

Zero Tackle

Retired NRL halfback Sam Williams has joined a new rugby league club after hanging up the boots during the 2022 season.

In a full circle moment, Williams has decided to return to the beginning of his rugby league journey after retiring from the NRL and guiding the Queanbeyan Kangaroos to a title in the Canberra Cup after being recognised as the team's captain-coach.

The halfback will lace up the boots for the Monaro Colts as they prepare to take on a Newcastle team led by Blake Ferguson on Sunday for the NSW Rugby League Country Championships title at Cessnock Sportsground.

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