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Fri, 22nd May, 2026, 10:04 AEST
NSW Cup & Jersey Flegg: Round 12 Preview
Canberra Raiders face Sea Eagles in Jersey Flegg Cup at Seiffert Oval this Saturday afternoon.
Canberra Raiders Club
The Toyota Forklifts Canberra Raiders NSW Cup and Jersey Flegg squads will head to Seiffert Oval to face off against the Sea Eagles on Saturday afternoon.
Jersey Flegg Cup
The Canberra Raiders Jersey Flegg squad will kick off the double header at Seiffert Oval.
The Raiders remain in ninth position after their 38-24 loss to the Silktails in Fiji last weekend.

Meanwhile, for the Manly Sea Eagles, they remain in 14th and will be fresh off a competition-wide bye and looking for their first win of the season.
Raiders SG Ball product Kasinga Noa will join the squad this week with Chaev Kolone, Jesse Milin and Sylas Simon all dropping out of Jersey Flegg.
The Green Machine came out firing in the first half of their match with Jesse Milin and Luke Cannon being two of the standout...
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Fri, 22nd May, 2026, 5:56 AEST
Nathan Cleary reveals NRL cult hero uncle, Jason Death, recovering from brain bleed
Nathan Cleary shared that his uncle Jason Death is recovering from a skull fracture and brain bleed after a recent fall.
The Australian
NSW star Nathan Cleary has revealed his uncle and former Warriors cult hero Jason Death faces a long road to recovery after a fall at his Warriewood home two weeks ago left him with a skull fracture and brain bleed.
Death, who played 201 NRL games with the Warriors, Canberra, Souths and North Queensland, is out of intensive care but remains in hospital.
Despite a number of setbacks in recovery, Cleary said Death's condition is slowly improving.
"He's improving, thankfully," Cleary said.
"With those types of things, it can be pretty scary and setbacks happen so quickly.
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Fri, 22nd May, 2026, 4:06 AEST
'Every bit first grade': Teen praised after NRL debut
Brian Pouniu excelled in his emotional debut for the Dolphins, helping them defeat Canberra 30-22 and honoring his quadriplegic brother's dream.
The Canberra Times
Kristian Woolf has heralded his stand-in centre Brian Pouniu after he stepped up in an emotional debut to help the Dolphins overcome Canberra at GIO Stadium.
With Herbie Farnworth a late scratching because of hamstring tightness, Woolf parachuted the 18-year-old into the Dolphins' starting lineup for his first taste of NRL action.
It was a significant feat for the youngster, who had to overcome adversity to reach the competition.
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Fri, 22nd May, 2026, 0:30 AEST
'We cried for eight minutes': The sacrifices behind Raiders rookie's emotional NRL debut
Jordan Uta will debut in the NRL after moving from New Zealand, bringing joy and emotion to his family.
Fox League
Eleven years after moving from New Zealand to Australia with his family, Jordan Uta will make his highly anticipated NRL debut on Thursday night in what shapes as the first of many first-grade appearances.
Told he would be making his debut on Sunday, his first call was to tell his parents, Michelle and Aveloa, who were immediately overcome with emotion after hearing the incredible news
"It was just overwhelming. We were pretty freaked out," Aveloa told foxsports.com.au ahead of his son's NRL debut against the Dolphins on Thursday night.
"We were just overwhelmed, just really a lot of emotion and we cried for about eight minutes.
"Our phones have been flooding with messages and you hear from people that you haven't heard from in ten years."
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Thu, 21st May, 2026, 23:44 AEST
Ricky Stuart declares he has 'never been so confused' in stunning 108-second press conference
Canberra coach Ricky Stuart praised his team and fans after a 30-22 loss, subtly critiquing officiating during the match.
Fox League
Canberra coach Ricky Stuart has delivered a post-match sermon that last less than two minutes following the Raiders' 30-22 loss to the Dolphins in the nation's capital on Thursday.
Stuart did not take questions from media who had waited patiently for well over an hour to hear from him following the Raiders' seventh loss of the season.
The veteran coach began his press conference by pledging the Canberra club's support for recently retired Rabbitoh Jai Arrow, who this week bravely revealed he was battling motor neurone disease.
He then thanked the Raiders' fans for facing the chilly weather in 'a tough time slot, Thursday night', before praising his 'very brave, courageous football team' and declaring the Dolphins the better side on the night.
What came next was a veiled swipe at the way the match was officiated and Stuart may have had a point, with referee Todd Smith appearing to have forgotten his whistle at times.
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