A pair of Canberra Rugby League stars have backed the local competition to continue growing despite the challenges currently facing the Queanbeyan Blues.
The region was rocked on Friday when the 95-year-old club that helped launched the Canberra Raiders forfeited Saturday's clash with Belconnen United.
Blues coach Simon Woolford backed the club to recover and West Belconnen captain-coach Ryan McQueen said the first grade competition is recovering from the impacts of COVID.