Raiders v Wests Tigers, Sharks v Dragons: NRL round 3 scores, stats and commentary
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Round three of the NRL wraps up as Canberra hammers the Wests Tigers before Cronulla is shocked by St George Illawarra.
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Raiders v Wests Tigers
Canberra has continued its dominance of Wests Tigers with a 46-6 thrashing, giving it its first victory of the NRL season.
After running up a combined score of 112-16 in their two encounters last season, the Raiders were ruthless at Canberra Stadium on Sunday afternoon, scoring eight tries to one.
Captain Jarrod Croker made a sterling return from a knee injury while Jordan Rapana showed how dangerous he could be in attack with a double that took his record to eight tries in his past three matches against the Tigers.
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Sharks v Dragons
The Dragons snared their second win of the year, shocking Cronulla at Shark Park.
Coming off a 42-16 thumping of the Raiders, the defending premiers slumped to a 16-10 loss to the Dragons, who have defied expectations early in the season.
Euan Aitken's first-half double sparked the victory, with Cronulla mounting a two-try comeback after the break.
But a 64th-minute penalty goal by Gareth Widdop pushed the Dragons' lead out to a converted try.
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Topics: nrl, rugby-league, sport, cronulla-2230, balmain-2041, wollongong-2500, canberra-2600, nsw, act, australia
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