Canberra Raiders NRL News

  • Gutsy Raiders lose drama-charged finals clash against Knights

    Newcastle snatch drama-charged finals win over Canberra

    Canberra Weekly

    Newcastle have knocked Canberra out of the NRL finals with a nail-biting 30-28 extra time win after Raiders star Jack Wighton avoided a send-off for an alleged bite on Tyson Gamble.

    Captain Kalyn Ponga kicked an 89th minute penalty which ensured the Knights will head to Auckland to face the Warriors next Saturday after securing a helter skelter victory in their first home final since 2006.

    They will cross the ditch severely battered and bruised with concerns over the fitness of first-choice halves pairing Jackson Hastings and Gamble, both of whom failed to finish the elimination final.

    But the biggest talking point from Sunday's...

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  • Ponga delivers when it matters to clinch 10-year first; Gagai bounces back: Knights Player Ratings

    Ponga delivers when it matters to clinch 10-year first; Gagai bounces back: Knights Player Ratings

    Fox League

    The Knights have won 10 games in a row and are into the second week of finals for the first time since 2013 after beating the Raiders in extra time.



    Newcastle superstar Kalyn Ponga stood tall with the game on the line and booted the winning penalty goal with just one minute left in the game.

    They'll now face the Warriors in New Zealand next Saturday for a spot in the preliminary finals.

    Read below for the Knights player ratings from the first week of finals.

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  • Bites, Wights and Knights: Newcastle outlast Raiders in extra-time thriller

    Bites, Wights and Knights: Newcastle outlast Raiders in extra-time thriller

    The Sydney Morning Herald

    Newcastle's 10th straight win on the trot came in extra time, without halfback Jackson Hastings and bearing a sensational biting allegation against Jack Wighton in the last of his 241 games for Canberra.

    Rugby league isn't just alive and well in the Steel City. It's had several shots of steroids.

    Bashed, bullied and beaten for the entire first half, the Knights sent 29,548 fans into raptures as they somehow kept their season alive, a 30-28 win for the ages earning them a date with the Warriors on Saturday in New Zealand.

    Fittingly, it was captain Kalyn Ponga nudging over an 88th-minute penalty goal when Hudson Young had been pinged for...

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