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August 7, 2023

Junior Reps Wrap: Round Five
The Raiders split their results, losing 24-16 to the North Sydney Bears in the SG Ball Cup.
Canberra Raiders Club
It was a 50/50 split of results for the Toyota Forklifts Canberra Raiders Junior Representatives on Saturday in another quadruple header at Raiders Belconnen.
SG Ball Cup
The Raiders were defeated 24-16 after a second-half dominance from the North Sydney Bears in the SG Ball Cup.
Canberra made their mark early, scoring a try in the opening five minutes through halfback Jamie Cowling.

However, the contest took a turn when Bears forward Strantz Schuamkel was sent to the sin bin in the middle of the second half, giving Canberra a 13-12 player advantage.
Even though they had the advantage, the Raiders couldn't capitalise and Raiders forward Zildjian Tafili was sent to the sin bin in the closing minutes.
Canberra will now turn its attention to Round Six against the Roosters in...
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No Papa, no worries: 'The Ice Man' has Raiders walking tall ahead of Warriors clash
Josh Papali'i is out, but rookie Ethan "Sando" Sanders shines with a game-winning goal, leading the Dally M Medal standings.
The Canberra Times
The Canberra Raiders will be without experienced leader Josh Papali'i in round two's clash with the Warriors in Auckland, but "The Ice Man" has the squad walking tall regardless.
Ethan Sanders is best known as "Sando" at Raiders HQ, but his teammates might be adopting a new nickname after his game-winning heroics against Manly.
The 22-year-old's clutch golden point field goal in just his fifth NRL game, put all doubt to bed over the young halfback's ability to deliver in the NRL - and now he tops the Dally M Medal leaderboard.
"He's had a few nicknames, they all stick, so we might start calling him 'The Ice Man' soon," Raiders forward and Sanders' former NSW Blues Under-19 teammate, Myles Martin, said.
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