Junior Reps Round Three Wrap

The Westpac Lisa Fiola cup kicked off round three on Saturday going down to the Knights 22-14.

In a thrilling clash, the Raiders piled on the points early before the knights came firing out in the second half, proving too strong for the Raiders.

The Raiders opened the scoring with a beautiful grubber kick from halfback Adelaide Norris putting her halves partner Ocean Kaiwai-Rangikauhata over the line.

Canberra continued their momentum, scoring back-to-back tries to extend their lead to 14-nil after 21 minutes.

From there it was all one-way traffic with the Knights scoring 22 consecutive points to grab the round three victory.

The Raiders will play at home against the Dragons in Round four.

Westpac Tarsha Gale Cup

The Raiders Tarsha Gale Cup side kicked off round three with a tough 34-8 loss to the Knights.

The Knights were too good for the Raiders side, getting out to a 30-4 lead in the first half which left too much work to do for the Raiders in the second half.

Fullback Ella Kelly scored the first points for the Raiders and halfback Holly Williams scored a sensational solo effort try in the second half.

The Raiders will look to bounce back when they take on the Dragons in round four.

UNE Harold Matthews Cup

The Raiders Harold Matthews Cup side were defeated in a heartbreaking 26-24 loss to the Steelers.

It was a fast-starting half for both teams with 30 total points scored in the first half.

The Steelers had a 16-14 halftime advantage with tries to Geordan Amaiu, Kye Anderson and Nioka Aldridge.

The Raiders started quickly with an early try off the back of a strong effort from second rower Jeziah Charles who put the Raiders up by 4 with not long left in the game

The Steelers were quick to respond with two quick tries to give them a 6-point lead late in the second half.

With only 3 minutes left, the Raiders spread it to the right edge and caught an overlap with winger Kuluni Vaipuna scoring an important try before fulltime, but unfortunately Raiders came up short.

The Raiders will travel to Netstrata Jubilee Oval to take on the Dragons in Round four.

UNE SG Ball Cup

The Raiders SG ball side kicked off round three with a fantastic 34-20 win over the Steelers at Raiders Belconnen.

Both sides entered this contest undefeated with a great opportunity to bag an early two competition points.

The Raiders started with two quick tries through Luke Cannon and Mahonri Tiotala to give them a 12-0 lead.

It didn’t take long for the Steelers to respond as they traded with two four-pointers of their own.

Raiders front rower Jesse Milin bagged his fifth try of the season right on the brink of halftime, giving the Green Machine a 18-10 lead.

In a busy second half, Raiders dummy half Luke Cannon secured his try-double in the dying stages to help secure an important 34-20 Raiders win.

The SG Ball side now move to second on the ladder and will travel to Mascot Oval to face the Roosters in round four. 

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