Canberra Raiders v St George Illawarra Dragons: NRL preview, news and how to watch live

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Raiders v Dragons preview

The week in rugby league started with an unprecedented ban for Ricky Stuart for his post match comments aimed at Penrith five-eighth Jaeman Salmon.

Stuart’s outburst earned him a one-game suspension and a $25,000 fine.

The week ended in the most tragic of circumstances with the passing of former North Queensland premiership coach Paul Green.

Canberra’s 26-6 loss to Penrith last week was costly in more ways than one. Coach banned, losing ground with the top eight, worsening for-and-against, but perhaps biggest of all was the rib injury to Joe Tapine, who leads the competition for post contact metres and has been an enforcer up front for the Raiders.

Mathematically, the Dragons could still make finals. But that is all.

Nevertheless, that cannot take away from the outstanding season Ben Hunt has produced in his fifth season as a Dragon. He leads the statistics for engaging the line and top three in kick metres.

Hunt’s influence on this year’s Origin win for Queensland cannot be understated and he will again be centre of attention on Sunday, as he was the last time these two teams met, right up until the final whistle in fact with a controversial tackle from marker on full-time going unpenalised.

Named as a reserve, Cody Ramsey is a huge watch for the Dragons’ as to whether he makes a return from injury at fullback.

What time is Raiders v Dragons?

The game starts at 2.00pm (AEST), 1.30pm (ACST) and 12.00pm (AWST) on Sunday 14 August.

Where is it being played?

GIO Stadium, Canberra.

How do I watch the game?

The game will be broadcast live and exclusive on Kayo as part of its NRL coverage. Not only can you catch the LIVE fixture and also the replay, but if you miss the action, you can catch up with Kayo Minis and Kayo Bites.

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What NRL news do I need to know before Sunday?

CODESports has you covered for all the latest NRL news and features.

INCLUDING Kevin Walters urges NRL to provide more mental health support for coaches a, Ricky Stuart’s plans to watch from his living room and latest teams news.

History between Raiders and Dragons

Their last meeting finished in controversial circumstances at a wet and very windy Wollongong, 12-10 to St George Illawarra. A loss Canberra could ill afford after the season’s slow start.

Overall, the Raiders have the better of the head-to-head 21 wins to 13 (including one draw). Remarkably, in the space of 13 years between July 2001 and August 2014, the Dragons defeated Canberra just three times in a famous NRL hoodoo.

Team Lists

Canberra Raiders

1. Xavier Savage, 2. Albert Hopoate, 3. Matthew Timoko, 4. Sebastian Kris, 5. Jordan Rapana, 6. Jack Wighton, 7. Jamal Fogarty, 8. Josh Papalii’i, 9. Zac Woolford, 10. Emre Guler, 11. Hudson Young, 12. Elliott Whitehead, 13. Adam Elliott

Bench: 14. Tom Starling, 15. Ryan Sutton, 16. Corey Horsburgh, 17. Corey Harawira-Naera

Reserves: 18. James Schiller, 19. Ata Mariota, 20. Matt Frawley, 21. Peter Hola, 22. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad

St George Illawarra Dragons

1. Moses Mbye, 2. Mathew Feagai, 3. Jack Bird, 4. Zac Lomax, 5. Tautau Moga, 6. Talatau Amone, 7. Ben Hunt, 8. Jack de Belin, 9. Andrew McCullough, 10. Blake Lawrie, 11. Josh McGuire, 12. Jaydn Su’A, 13. Michael Molo

Bench: 14. Tyrell Sloan, 15. Aaron Woods, 16. Tyrell Fuimaono, 17. Billy Burns

Reserves: 18. Jayden Sullivan, 19. Jackson Ford, 20. Jaiyden Hunt, 21. Cody Ramsey, 22. Jack Gosiewski

Live score updates

Keep up to date with the score for when you’re on the move here.

Where can I read more rugby league?

See the NRL section on CodeSports, or visit the rugby league section on your main state news website – Daily Telegraph / Courier Mail / Herald Sun / Adelaide Advertiser.

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