We love the mighty Canberra Raiders
After a tantalising teaser, the Canberra Raiders have shared more details about their third jersey for the upcoming 2024 NRL season.
Over the weekend the Raiders shared its first images of the new kit, which responded to the fans' desire for an all-green jersey.
The new jersey will be worn for both upcoming trial matches against Parramatta this Saturday in Kogarah and next Sunday, February 25, against North Queensland at Seiffert Oval, and is already available for supporters to purchase.
The North Sydney Bears faithful buoyed by recent talk about their team's possible return to the NRL have an ally in a former Canberra Raiders star.
Sean Rutgerson played 12 games for the Bears between 1998-1999, before the club fell out of the NRL and he joined Canberra, where the forward added 56 first-grade appearances to his name over four seasons.
His first try actually came in Canberra's iconic snow game against Wests Tigers back in 2000.
Now the head coach of the USA rugby league team in between coaching the Jacksonville Axemen in Florida, Rutgerson has been closely following the news back home of the Bears' possible resurrection.
The NRL have called up Australian film star Russell Crowe in its latest tantalising promotion of the upcoming round one double-header in Las Vegas.
The South Sydney Rabbitohs owner narrated the league's latest effort to attract more ticket sales for the Sin City spectacular next month, and also help Americans better understand the game.
Crowe is featured in an NRL video posted online that runs for a little over five minutes explaining the rules of rugby league, as well as a short and sharp advertisement that focuses on the appeal of "no helmets, no pads, no timeouts".
"It's football but not as you know it," Crowe says in the shorter clip.