Canberra Raiders NRL News

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The clash against the Raiders this Sunday is make or break for the NZ Warriors' SG Ball campaign, a match that could either propel them into the top six or leave them languishing in seventh place.

The stakes are high as both teams are neck and neck on six points, with the Warriors just narrowly missing out on a top position based on points for and against.

Canberra will be entering the battlefield with confidence after a resounding 44-4 victory over Penrith, while the Warriors will be looking to redeem themselves after a close 24-32 loss to Illawarra.

With co-captain Kayliss Fatialofa back in the lineup and a new face at standoff in Tallan Egan, the Warriors are ready to take on the challenge head-on.

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The Canberra Times

While this week might seem like any other at Raiders HQ with players hitting the gym, going hard in training sessions and preparing for an NRL game, for prop Emre Guler it marks the start of an incredible juggling act of religion and footy.

Ramadan began on Monday evening and for the next month an estimated 1.8 billion Muslims around the world will be fasting from sunrise to sunset.

It's considered the most holy month on the calendar for the religion, where fasting is accompanied by prayer, reflection, and time with community and family. At the end of Ramadan, the Festival of the Breaking of the Fast (Eid al-Fitr) is a three-day celebration.

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Canberra Weekly

New head coach Benji Marshall has wasted no time in making his mark, naming boom youngster Lachlan Galvin to make his debut at five-eighth as Wests Tigers get their NRL season under way.

The 18-year-old Australian Schoolboys standout will pair with Tigers recruit Jayden Sullivan in the halves against Canberra at GIO Stadium on Saturday.

It's a massive vote of confidence in the prodigal teenager, who is named in front of the more seasoned Aidan Sezer, who is managing a hamstring niggle.

Sezer, 32, has been named on the bench...

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