Canberra Raiders NRL News

Canberra Weekly

Two hulking forward packs will clash in Auckland on Friday night with a top-four place on the line when the Warriors welcome Canberra to town.

On their first trip across the Tasman since 2019, the Raiders will look to avenge last month's embarrassing 36-14 loss, when the Warriors crushed them on their home patch in Raider Jarrod Croker's 300th match.

The fourth-placed Canberra add middle-forwards Corey Horsburgh (State of Origin), Josh Papali'i (hamstring) and Pasami Saulo (concussion) to a side that's won three games on the trot.

They return just in time. A Warriors' pack that already boasts red-hot middles Tohu Harris and...

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The Canberra Times

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.

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The Canberra Times

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.

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