Canberra Raiders NRL News

The Canberra Times

Australian coach Mal Meninga will size up Hudson Young and Emre Guler for green and gold jerseys when the pair head to Papua New Guinea in search of a Kangaroos call-up.

The Canberra Raiders duo have been named in the Prime Minister's XIII squad to face a Papua New Guinean selection in Port Moresby on September 23.

Meninga will use the Prime Minister's XIII clash as a gauge on a host of players before naming his Kangaroos squad for the Pacific Championships to be played across October and November.

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Canberra Weekly

South Sydney recruit Jack Wighton has received a three-match ban after being found guilty of biting Newcastle five-eighth Tyson Gamble in Canberra's elimination-final loss.

After an 80-minute hearing on Tuesday, the judiciary panel, chaired by Geoffrey Bellew SC and comprising Penrith great Tony Puletua and former referee Paul Simpkins took 20 minutes to reach their decision.

The panel retired at 8pm to consider their sentence, with Wighton's defence providing a character reference from Raiders legend and Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga in their push for a two-match ban.

The NRL counsel suggested a four-match ban before the panel settled...

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LeagueNews.co

In a recent NRL Judiciary decision, Jack Wighton of the Canberra Raiders has been found guilty of dangerous contact.

The club's official website, raiders.com.au, has reported on the matter.

Wighton had pleaded not guilty but was ultimately deemed guilty of biting Tyson Gamble, a player from the Newcastle Knights, during the Judiciary hearing.

The incident in question occurred in the 46th minute of the match between the Raiders and the Knights.

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