The Raiders will reportedly allow Ricky Stuart to become head coach of the Blues with a huge decision looming for the NSWRL board.
NSW rugby league powerbrokers will reportedly make a final decision on who will be their coach in 2024 in October.
Multiple names have been floated for the vacant position, with Brad Fittler failing to trigger a contract extension for a further year after losing back-to-back Origin series.
According to
The Daily Telegraph
, the Raiders would allow Stuart to coach NSW if he had an experienced assistant ready to take over.
Ricky handed Raiders' blessing as NSW legend firms as red hot Blues coaching candidate
Former Raider looking for love on dating show
Luke Bateman may be used to playing the field when it comes to NRL, but the former Raider is looking to score when it comes to his love life.
Bateman is ready to turn on his country boy charm as he joins Wesley Senna Cortes and Ben Waddell in this upcoming season of The Bachelors.
Following on from Network 10's first foray into the multiple suitors in last year's season, The Bachelors promises its most swoon-worthy season yet.
Bateman, 28, played with the Raiders up until 2019 when the popular prop ended his time wearing lime green. It was a sudden end to his 71-game NRL career, hampered by a knee injury.
Former Raider to star on reality TV show The Bachelors Australia
Former rugby league forward Luke Bateman has been announced as one of three bachelors to take part in the reality television show The Bachelors Australia.
Known for his time with the Canberra Raiders, Bateman played for the club between 2015-2019, appearing in 71 NRL games.
The lock forward is also a former rugby league skipper and junior Origin representative- captaining the Raiders NYC team and playing for the U20s Queensland side in 2013 and 2014.
Scoring a try during the 2014 U20s match between the two states, he played alongside the likes of Valentine Holmes, Cameron Munster, Christian Welch and Anthony Milford.
Unfortunately, his NRL career came to an abrupt end at the end of 2019 after he suffered a significant knee injury. A year later, he retired from the competition due to the expiry of his contract and the COVID pandemic.
