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The Canberra Raiders have assured fans the squad is safe after a shooting in Auckland near the team hotel on Thursday morning.
Three people - including a gunman - were killed, and six others injured after a shooting in Auckland's CBD around 7am.
The incident which occurred at a construction site on Queen Street, was just a few hundred metres from the hotel the Raiders were staying ahead of their game on Friday night against the New Zealand Warriors.
Hudson Young is aiming to use his experience in the State of Origin series to turbo-charge the Canberra Raiders' premiership campaign.
Young made his Origin debut in this year's series won by Queensland, playing the first two games for NSW before he was dropped for the dead rubber.
Now back in club land and gearing up for a physical match against the Warriors in Auckland on Friday night, Young is fully focused on sealing a top-four finish in the Raiders' last seven games of the regular season before finals.
For supporters of women's sport, the arrival of the Raiders women's rugby league team fills an important void in Canberra's sporting calendar.
The WNBL, the A-League Women, the Brumbies Super W and the Canberra Meteors aren't in action at this time of the year, leaving clear space for the Raiders NRLW team.
The Raiders are one of four new teams in the NRLW this season, along with the Sharks, Cowboys and Wests Tigers.
On Sunday at Shark Park, the Raiders make their debut against fellow NRLW debutants, the Sharks, before returning to play the Roosters in their first home game at...