Tensions high as Raiders face straight-sets exit

Sharks vow they 'won't be silly' by taunting Raiders in sudden-death semi

Cronulla suggests it will not niggle Canberra in Saturday night's semifinal, despite the Brisbane Broncos successfully getting under the Raiders' skin in their thrilling one-point win.

Tensions high as Raiders face straight-sets exit

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart had no interest in talking about his team’s heartbreaking extra-time loss to the Broncos and the incidents which dominated post-match discussion on Friday with a laser focus on rebounding against Cronulla to avoid a dreaded straights finals exit.

Canberra Raiders vs Cronulla Sharks: NRL semi-final preview and prediction

The Canberra Raiders will have to pick up themselves up off the canvas mentally and physically if they want to extend their season by another week when they clash with the in-form Cronulla Sharks in the first NRL semi-final on Saturday evening.

Prickly Ricky sidesteps key question ahead of Raiders' big semi

A terse and testy Ricky Stuart has refused to discuss Canberra’s heartbreaking qualifying final loss as he attempts to rally the Raiders back on course for the NRL premiership. The minor premiers suddenly find their inspirational season hanging in the balance, having coughed up a 16-point lead and fallen to Brisbane in a 94-minute week-one epic last Sunday. Ahead of Saturday’s semi-final against Cronulla, the usually passionate Stuart was in no …