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Joey Leilua is coming back to Canberra.
But the former Canberra Raiders centre will trade his signature fend and flick for a feint and jab when he returns for a professional boxing bout next month.
Leilua's name is plastered across posters for an Adrenalyn Fight Circuit card at the Canberra Southern Cross Club on February 17.
Troy Dargan "will always be our seven".
The jerseys lining the stage at the halfback's funeral told the tale of his rugby league journey - from Parramatta to Norths Devils and Brisbane, the Cook Islands, from South Sydney to Manly and Canberra.
Which is why Raiders players and staff travelled to Sydney for Dargan's funeral at Warwick Farm on Friday.
Canberra have pinched Penrith second-rower Zac Hosking in a big boost to the club's forward stocks on the eve of the NRL season.
With captain and fellow back-rower Elliott Whitehead announcing 2024 will be his last campaign, the Raiders have shored up the position for the longer-term with Hosking signing a three-year deal.
Penrith confirmed they would immediately release the 26-year-old to his new club, where he'll compete with Whitehead and NSW State of Origin forward Hudson Young for the starting jobs.
The Raiders had been...