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Family a major factor in Furner heading South
Former Raiders coach David Furner says his old club are genuine premiership contenders.
Former Raiders coach David Furner says his old club are genuine premiership contenders.
Former Canberra coach David Furner has been added to South Sydney's staff in an assistant role behind under-pressure Michael Maguire.
Melbourne captain Cameron Smith has kicked the Storm to the top of the NRL ladder after a dramatic 15-14 golden-point victory over South Sydney.
Adam Reynolds has described the prospect of linking with State of Origin teammate Robbie Farah in a rejuvenated Souths spine as "great", as the Rabbitohs circle the out-of-favour Tigers hooker.
It is understood the Tigers are prepared to subsidise Farah's wage to the tune of up to $600,000 to get him off their books, which could make him reasonable value for rival clubs.
A Cowboys assistant coach has emerged as the man to help Michael Maguire halt the alarming slide at Souths as they try to lure the former Raiders head coach to Redfern.
Greg Inglis will be thrust back into the five-eighth role for South Sydney this weekend as coach Michael Maguire desperately attempts to stop the rot at the foundation NRL club.
The third-placed Canberra Raiders face a testing two weeks against the top two teams in the NRL.
A brace of tries to Elliott Whitehead and Jordan Rapana piloted the Canberra Raiders to third on the ladder.
Mid-way through the first half referee Jared Maxwell hauls Sam Burgess out of the defensive line and pleads: "I need to you to calm John Sutton down for me". Has he got any idea how else to placate the biggest and most passionate fan base in the league?
New Zealand coach Stephen Kearney sums up in one word what impresses him most about Canberra Raiders winger Jordan Rapana – "energy".
Canberra assistant Dean Pay says Shaun Fensom and Paul Vaughan still in NRL plans.
When did Souths begin to go south? Look no further than Nana Glen, but it's not the incident you're thinking of.
The Canberra Raiders say the passion coach Ricky Stuart shows on the sideline helps lift his young team.
The Rabbitohs' predicament is not what the Englishman expected when he returned from rugby.
It's a major reason why he was made Canberra Raiders captain.
They've beaten some of the NRL's best, but Canberra rate an under-performing yet unpredictable South Sydney a real danger side.
South Sydney is shopping Tom Burgess to rival clubs in an attempt to offload the English prop as part of a radical overhaul of its underperforming roster.
Canberra Raiders five-eighth Blake Austin isn't taking South Sydney lightly.
Joe Tapine has his sights set on representing his country as Raiders name unchanged 17.
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