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FShareTTweetQSMSWWhatsAppBEmailGJTumblrLLinkedIna day ago The Canberra Raiders must immediately sack any official caught leaking information about the struggling team, rugby league great Peter Sterling says. Former Raider John Bateman claimed to The Sydney Morning Herald that Canberra players suspected unnamed officials of undermining them in the media. Josh Hodgson, who just stood down as co-captain, was one aggrieved player. With Canberra on a five-match losing streak, tensions are high in the camp. Sterling said that anyone caught inflaming those problems in the media had to go; and that S...

“I feel for them, it’s sad to see, mate,” Bateman told the Herald from the north of England. “In any sport, if you’re not winning, people start picking everything to pieces. When you lose games, people start arguing. That’s the nature of the beast. We know how Ricky can blow up and I suspect he’s probably had a few blow-ups in the last few weeks because they haven’t got the wins.” The blame game began well before Saturday’s second-half capitulation against Newcastle, which saw them slump to their fifth defeat on the trot. The commentary aroun...

Canberra crisis is definitely not about whether Ricky Stuart can coach or not Rugby League by Paul Kent Premium Content Subscriber only More than a few were surprised they blushed on Monday as wild audio of Ricky Stuart, secretly taped in the dressing room after the Raiders collapsed once more, this time to Newcastle, circulated quickly around the game. It was a first class performance from a coach considered world class at delivery. Plenty of skin was peeled as few in the dressing room were spared. Ricky Stuart is under immense pressure as the Raiders...

Loading After the Raiders were heavily defeated by Parramatta on home soil in round six, coach Ricky Stuart called Josh Hodgson into a meeting and delivered some home truths. Stuart told the hooker he would be dropped to the bench for the game against the Cowboys, highlighting a few deficiencies in the Raiders’ game that he hoped young Tom Starling would help rectify. Josh Hodgson stood down as captain a fortnight ago. Credit:Getty What is believed to have infuriated the Raiders hooker, as much as what Stuart thought of his performances, is the fact he’d heard the same things the ni...

The Raiders will do everything in their power to ensure English half George Williams sees out his contract after reports emerged he is considering a return to the UK after growing homesick. Canberra's expectations are that Williams will play out the final 18 months of his deal with the club and no release has been sought by the 26-year-old. NRL.com understands the Raiders at this stage are unwilling to enter the convoluted halves market that has led to the likes of Adam Reynolds, Shaun Johnson, and UK-based ex-Dragon Gareth Widdop, tossed up as possible replacement options should his personal...