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<p><a href="https://www.totalrl.com/canberra-raiders-battle-for-heroic-win-at-new-zealand-warriors/" title="Permanent Link to Canberra Raiders battle for heroic win at New Zealand Warriors"><img width="675" height="360" src="https://www.totalrl.com/wp-content/...TamaleS-250525_FG14_2025525174725-675x360.jpg" alt decoding="async" fetchpriority="high"></a></p><p><strong>NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS 10 CANBERRA RAIDERS 16</strong><br>
<strong>STEPHEN IBBETSON, Go Media Stadium, Auckland</strong></p>
<p><strong>CANBERRA clung on for an impressive win in Auckland that takes them above New Zealand Warriors into second place.</strong></p>
<p>The Warriors’ five-game winning streak came to an end while it was also their first home defeat of the year as they let slip an 8-0 advantage in wet conditions.</p>
<p>Jamal Fogarty scored the winning try 16 minutes from time, after which the Raiders defended for their lives in a dramatic finale.</p>
<p>Despite losing Tom Starling to the sin bin, they held on for a first win in New Zealand since 2019.</p>
<p>The Green Machine are on a fine run themselves, with seven wins from their last eight and the only reverse coming to Canterbury – the sole side now above them in the table.</p>
<p>And the gritty nature of this success is further indication of what was first suspected by their round-one win over the same opposition in Las Vegas – that Canberra are capable of going deep this year.</p>
<p>This performance was far from perfect in challenging conditions, but the heart and desire could not be faulted.</p>
<p>They enjoyed the better start but turned down two opportunities to kick for goal and take the lead, instead choosing to run without success.</p>
<p>In contrast when the hosts got on a roll – after a series of infringements both Joseph Tapine and Corey Horsburgh were placed on report – Luke Metcalf nudged them in front from the tee.</p>
<p>The Warriors also scored the first try in the 24th minute. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad broke half the length and then Roger Tuivasa-Sheck somehow muscled into the left corner despite having almost no space.</p>
<p>Metcalf goaled for 8-0 and things were looking even better for them a couple of minutes later when Horsburgh was sent to the sin bin for not releasing from a tackle.</p>
<p>Yet that seemed to spark the Raiders into life as they dominated the remainder of the first half, including a try from Starling – created by an excellent step inside by Sebastian Kris – and conversion from Jamal Fogarty to narrow the gap to two.</p>
<p>That meant when Adam Pompey was caught already in the field as the Warriors took a drop-out with seconds of the half remaining, Fogarty accepted the gift-wrapped penalty to square things up at the break.</p>
<p>Metcalf nudged New Zealand back in front on 50 minutes following a Starling high tackle, but that was cancelled out on the hour by Fogarty after Nicoll-Klokstad stayed in the tackle too long.</p>
<p>The latter penalty came with a ten-minute sit-down and Canberra made good use of the extra man as Fogarty scored the decisive try, taking an offload from Ata Mariota and easily rounding stand-in fullback Te Maire Martin.</p>
<p>The final ten minutes were almost exclusively spent near the Raiders’ line, with penalties and errors inviting the Warriors to attack time and again.</p>
<p>Starling’s sin bin – only awarded when a captain’s challenge of the late tackle backfired as the bunker spotted that it was also high – put them further under the pump.</p>
<p>It looked like that would prove costly when Marata Niukore slid towards the line, but he was heroically repelled by Horsburgh and Morgan Smithies.</p>
<p><strong>GAMESTAR:</strong> Joseph Tapine was a rock in the middle for stoic Canberra.</p>
<p><strong>GAMEBREAKER:</strong> The effort by Corey Horsburgh and Morgan Smithies to keep out Marata Niukore at the death.</p>
<p><strong>MATCHFACTS</strong><br>
<strong>WARRIORS</strong><br>
1 Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad<br>
2 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak<br>
3 Adam Pompey<br>
22 Ali Leiataua<br>
5 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck<br>
6 Chanel Harris-Tavita<br>
7 Luke Metcalf<br>
10 Bunty Afoa<br>
9 Wayde Egan<br>
12 Marata Niukore<br>
4 Kurt Capewell<br>
11 Leka Halasima<br>
13 Erin Clark<br>
Subs (all used)<br>
8 Jackson Ford<br>
14 Te Maire Martin<br>
15 Jacob Laban<br>
16 Demitric Vaimauga</p>
<p><strong>Tries:</strong> Tuivasa-Sheck (24)<br>
<strong>Goals:</strong> Metcalf 3/3<br>
<strong>Sin bin:</strong> Nicoll-Klokstad (59) – professional foul</p>
<p><strong>RAIDERS</strong><br>
1 Kaeo Weekes<br>
2 Savelio Tamale<br>
3 Matthew Timoko<br>
4 Sebastian Kris<br>
5 Xavier Savage<br>
6 Ethan Strange<br>
7 Jamal Fogarty<br>
8 Corey Horsburgh<br>
9 Tom Starling<br>
10 Joseph Tapine<br>
11 Simi Sasagi<br>
12 Zac Hosking<br>
13 Morgan Smithies<br>
Subs (all used)<br>
14 Owen Pattie<br>
15 Noah Martin<br>
16 Josh Papalii<br>
17 Ata Mariota</p>
<p><strong>Tries:</strong> Starling (32), Fogarty (64)<br>
<strong>Goals:</strong> Fogarty 4/4<br>
<strong>Sin bin:</strong> Horsburgh (28) – professional foul, Starling (78) – high tackle</p>
<p><strong>SCORING SEQUENCE:</strong> 2-0, 8-0, 8-6, 8-8; 10-8, 10-10, 10-16</p>
<p><strong>Rugby Leaguer and League Express Men of the Match</strong><br>
<strong>Warriors:</strong> Jackson Ford; <strong>Raiders:</strong> Joseph Tapine</p>
<p><strong>Penalty count:</strong> 10-7<br>
<strong>Half-time:</strong> 8-8<br>
<strong>Referee:</strong> Adam Gee<br>
<strong>Attendance:</strong> 26,512</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.totalrl.com/canberra-raiders-battle-for-heroic-win-at-new-zealand-warriors/" title="Permanent Link to Canberra Raiders battle for heroic win at New Zealand Warriors"><img width="675" height="360" src="https://www.totalrl.com/wp-content/...TamaleS-250525_FG14_2025525174725-675x360.jpg" alt decoding="async" fetchpriority="high"></a></p><p><strong>NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS 10 CANBERRA RAIDERS 16</strong><br>
<strong>STEPHEN IBBETSON, Go Media Stadium, Auckland</strong></p>
<p><strong>CANBERRA clung on for an impressive win in Auckland that takes them above New Zealand Warriors into second place.</strong></p>
<p>The Warriors’ five-game winning streak came to an end while it was also their first home defeat of the year as they let slip an 8-0 advantage in wet conditions.</p>
<p>Jamal Fogarty scored the winning try 16 minutes from time, after which the Raiders defended for their lives in a dramatic finale.</p>
<p>Despite losing Tom Starling to the sin bin, they held on for a first win in New Zealand since 2019.</p>
<p>The Green Machine are on a fine run themselves, with seven wins from their last eight and the only reverse coming to Canterbury – the sole side now above them in the table.</p>
<p>And the gritty nature of this success is further indication of what was first suspected by their round-one win over the same opposition in Las Vegas – that Canberra are capable of going deep this year.</p>
<p>This performance was far from perfect in challenging conditions, but the heart and desire could not be faulted.</p>
<p>They enjoyed the better start but turned down two opportunities to kick for goal and take the lead, instead choosing to run without success.</p>
<p>In contrast when the hosts got on a roll – after a series of infringements both Joseph Tapine and Corey Horsburgh were placed on report – Luke Metcalf nudged them in front from the tee.</p>
<p>The Warriors also scored the first try in the 24th minute. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad broke half the length and then Roger Tuivasa-Sheck somehow muscled into the left corner despite having almost no space.</p>
<p>Metcalf goaled for 8-0 and things were looking even better for them a couple of minutes later when Horsburgh was sent to the sin bin for not releasing from a tackle.</p>
<p>Yet that seemed to spark the Raiders into life as they dominated the remainder of the first half, including a try from Starling – created by an excellent step inside by Sebastian Kris – and conversion from Jamal Fogarty to narrow the gap to two.</p>
<p>That meant when Adam Pompey was caught already in the field as the Warriors took a drop-out with seconds of the half remaining, Fogarty accepted the gift-wrapped penalty to square things up at the break.</p>
<p>Metcalf nudged New Zealand back in front on 50 minutes following a Starling high tackle, but that was cancelled out on the hour by Fogarty after Nicoll-Klokstad stayed in the tackle too long.</p>
<p>The latter penalty came with a ten-minute sit-down and Canberra made good use of the extra man as Fogarty scored the decisive try, taking an offload from Ata Mariota and easily rounding stand-in fullback Te Maire Martin.</p>
<p>The final ten minutes were almost exclusively spent near the Raiders’ line, with penalties and errors inviting the Warriors to attack time and again.</p>
<p>Starling’s sin bin – only awarded when a captain’s challenge of the late tackle backfired as the bunker spotted that it was also high – put them further under the pump.</p>
<p>It looked like that would prove costly when Marata Niukore slid towards the line, but he was heroically repelled by Horsburgh and Morgan Smithies.</p>
<p><strong>GAMESTAR:</strong> Joseph Tapine was a rock in the middle for stoic Canberra.</p>
<p><strong>GAMEBREAKER:</strong> The effort by Corey Horsburgh and Morgan Smithies to keep out Marata Niukore at the death.</p>
<p><strong>MATCHFACTS</strong><br>
<strong>WARRIORS</strong><br>
1 Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad<br>
2 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak<br>
3 Adam Pompey<br>
22 Ali Leiataua<br>
5 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck<br>
6 Chanel Harris-Tavita<br>
7 Luke Metcalf<br>
10 Bunty Afoa<br>
9 Wayde Egan<br>
12 Marata Niukore<br>
4 Kurt Capewell<br>
11 Leka Halasima<br>
13 Erin Clark<br>
Subs (all used)<br>
8 Jackson Ford<br>
14 Te Maire Martin<br>
15 Jacob Laban<br>
16 Demitric Vaimauga</p>
<p><strong>Tries:</strong> Tuivasa-Sheck (24)<br>
<strong>Goals:</strong> Metcalf 3/3<br>
<strong>Sin bin:</strong> Nicoll-Klokstad (59) – professional foul</p>
<p><strong>RAIDERS</strong><br>
1 Kaeo Weekes<br>
2 Savelio Tamale<br>
3 Matthew Timoko<br>
4 Sebastian Kris<br>
5 Xavier Savage<br>
6 Ethan Strange<br>
7 Jamal Fogarty<br>
8 Corey Horsburgh<br>
9 Tom Starling<br>
10 Joseph Tapine<br>
11 Simi Sasagi<br>
12 Zac Hosking<br>
13 Morgan Smithies<br>
Subs (all used)<br>
14 Owen Pattie<br>
15 Noah Martin<br>
16 Josh Papalii<br>
17 Ata Mariota</p>
<p><strong>Tries:</strong> Starling (32), Fogarty (64)<br>
<strong>Goals:</strong> Fogarty 4/4<br>
<strong>Sin bin:</strong> Horsburgh (28) – professional foul, Starling (78) – high tackle</p>
<p><strong>SCORING SEQUENCE:</strong> 2-0, 8-0, 8-6, 8-8; 10-8, 10-10, 10-16</p>
<p><strong>Rugby Leaguer and League Express Men of the Match</strong><br>
<strong>Warriors:</strong> Jackson Ford; <strong>Raiders:</strong> Joseph Tapine</p>
<p><strong>Penalty count:</strong> 10-7<br>
<strong>Half-time:</strong> 8-8<br>
<strong>Referee:</strong> Adam Gee<br>
<strong>Attendance:</strong> 26,512</p>
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