Canberra have overcome their growing injury crisis to grab a vital early season NRL victory, hanging on to win 24-20 against Cronulla in a nail-biter at GIO Stadium.
Missing star prop Josh Papalii, Xavier Savage and wingers Nick Cotric and Jordan Rapana, the Raiders lost hooker Danny Levi to a suspected broken jaw just minutes into Sunday’s match but didn’t let that stop them taking the thrilling victory.
They led 24-10 on 56 minutes but had to hang on for dear life at the end, after back-to-back Cronulla tries had the home side threatening to pinch the points before Canberra’s defence...