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Makeshift centre Marata Niukore is expecting one of the NRLs best edges to send a mountain of traffic at him on Saturday night in Canberra.  The versatile second-rower slotted in well at centre when Waqa Blake tore his calf in round two but was not expecting to still be running wide a month later. "I probably thought my time was done there after maybe the Tigers game but obviously not," Niukore said. "I think my first game I learned a lot and Ive had a lot more time to practice out in the cent...

Luai ready to partner Cleary in Origin AAP 3 hrs ago Scott Bailey © Brendon Thorne/AAP PHOTOS Jarome Luai is engulfed by his Penrith teammates after scoring a try against Canberra. Jarome Luai says he feels ready for State of Origin after Nathan Cleary became the latest man to endorse his halves partners NSW credentials. Luai has arguably been the form player of the opening five rounds of the competition, setting up nine tries in the Panthers undefeated start. His performan...

Luai puts on a show in Penrith win AAP 54 mins ago Scott Bailey © Brendon Thorne/AAP PHOTOS Five-eighth Jarome Luai scored one of five Panthers tries in the 30-10 win over the Raiders. Jarome Luai put on a show for Penriths maiden premiership heroes as he helped seal the clubs best start to an NRL season with a 30-10 win over Canberra. Arguably the form player of the opening month, Luai was again the star on Friday night with his ninth try-assist of the campaign and a try o...

Raiders hooker Josh Hodgson is set for scans on a hip injury after leaving the field during the second half in Friday nights loss to the Panthers. While Hodgson hobbled from the field and later on to the team bus with the same discomfort, co-captain Jarrod Croker lamented not capitalising on a try-scoring opportunity that led to a momentum swing in the first half. Croker was confident he crossed for a try in the 19th minute until replays showed he failed to land on a Jack Wighton kick in-goal t...

Team news Panthers: Coach Ivan Cleary could experiment with his backline but Stephen Crichtons first NRL start at fullback was encouraging and the side has no forced changes to make. Raiders: Ryan James is likely to revert to the bench after being given the chance to start against his former club in round four but the side also has no forced changes.  Key match-up The kicking games of Nathan Cleary and George Williams - especially in setting up tries for their outside men - will be crucial. T...

This was a “home″⁣ game for the Titans, but they had precious little support. About half of the 5119 in attendance left Kogarah after the massacre that was the Sharks-Cowboys mismatch. They missed a match of far superior quality. There is a concerning gulf between the strongest and weakest teams in the NRL. The Gold Coast, based on what we have witnessed so far, belong to a grouping somewhere between them. They are a club on the rise and the Green Machine showed how far they have yet to g...

Canberra Raiders beat Gold Coast Titans 20-4, Cronulla thrashes North Queensland Cowboys 48-10 at Kogarah Oval Posted 9 updated 4 AprApril 2021 at 11:07am Canberras defence was as important as its attack in the Raiders win over the Titans.  ( Print text only Cancel Gold Coast could face a week without a home and the teams first-choice halves after Jamal Fogarty was injured in the Titans 20-4 loss to Canberra. In the other game of Easter Saturday, the Cronulla Sharks hammered the North Queens...

Gold Coast face a week of uncertainty around their halves and home after Jamal Fogartys injury added to the pain of a 20-4 NRL loss to Canberra. While Raiders fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad was sublime in both attack and defence for the Green Machine, the Titans squandered their chances. Josh Papalii was also powerful for Canberra up front, scoring a crucial second-half try after the Raiders had taken an 8-4 lead to the break. Ricky Stuarts men were smashed by injuries last week, but it was t...

Gold Coast have lost Jamal Fogarty and Anthony Don to injury on their way to a 20-4 NRL loss to Canberra.

Rabbitohs stalemate with Adam Reynolds exposes NRL salary cap’s biggest flaw Rugby League by Paul Crawley Premium Content Subscriber only The situation surrounding Adam Reynolds uncertain future at South Sydney exposes the biggest flaw in the NRL salary cap - and it needs urgent attention. Because if the games bosses have enough spare time to come up with a kneejerk reaction as they did this week to bring in the 18th man (which I see as purely window dre...