The Raiders NSW Cup and Jersey Flegg sides have had a successful weekend with both teams getting a win as the competitions enter the last few weeks.
NSW Cup
The NSW Cup Raiders side defeated the Western Suburbs Magpies 28-22 on Saturday afternoon at Raiders Belconnen.
This win now puts the side in seventh position on the ladder only one point out of the top five with three games left of the regular season before finals.
The Raiders came out firing scoring the first three tries through Harley Smith-Shields, Matt Frawley, and Josh Allen.
The team managed to not concede a try until the 37th minute when Magpies centre Semisi Kioa scored a try.
The Magpies looked to be a changed side in the second half after they scored two quick tries from Brandon Mansfield in the 43rd minute and Triston Reilly in the 48th minute which had scores close at 18-16.
The Raiders were able to skip ahead with tries from Matt Frawley in the 63rd minute for his second of the afternoon and James Schiller in the 70th minute which had scores at 28-16.
The Magpies scored a late one in the final minute of the game from Sione Hopoate and a conversion from Brandon Wakeham which left the final score 28-22.
The Raiders will now take on the sixth-placed Newtown Jets at 3pm on Saturday 12th August at Henson Park, Sydney.
Match: Raiders v Magpies
Round 23 -
home Team
Raiders
7th Position
away Team
Magpies
11th Position
Venue: Raiders Belconnen, Canberra
Jersey Flegg
The Jersey Flegg Raiders side have taken home a close win defeating the West Tigers 14-10 at Raiders Belconnen on Saturday.
Raiders second rower Jaxon Lavender was the first to go over in the game scoring in the 18th minute closely followed by a try from West Tigers second rower Sione Vaihu.
Owen Pattie was the next one over for the Raiders scoring just before half-time which brought the Raiders in front at the break 8-6.
Raiders five-eighth Noah Ryan was sent for 10 in the bin after a punching incident in the 43rd minute.
Tigers winger Trey Peni was the first one to score in the second half which put the Tigers in front by two points.
But the Raiders were able to hold on scoring the final try of the game through Josh Billing in the 59th minute putting the Raiders over the line 14-10.
The Raiders side currently sit in eighth place on the ladder only two points behind fifth place.
They will now face the Sharks on Friday afternoon for a 3:45pm kick-off at PointsBet Stadium, Sydney.
Match: Raiders v Wests Tigers
Round 23 -
home Team
Raiders
8th Position
away Team
Wests Tigers
10th Position
Venue: Raiders Belconnen, Canberra
Photo by Kelly Grainger
