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Penrith PanthersAfter struggling for almost twenty years since their inception in 1967, the Penrith Panthers experienced major success during the early 90's with a Grand Final appearance in 1990 and then a maiden Premiership victory in 1991 against Canberra Raiders. Panthers then became one of few clubs in rugby league history to follow up a wooden spoon year in 2002 with a Premiership following season.

Canberra Raiders remain hopeful of retaining star Anthony Milford, but coach Ricky Stuart says the young fullback is now being physically targeted by every NRL club too. The Raiders are working behind the scenes recruiting third-party sponsors to try and entice Milford to remain in Canberra beyond this season, which would require him to back-flip on a two-year deal with the Brisbane Broncos.

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Both clubs were gioven the chance to plead their case to fans ahead of this Saturday's clash of codes in Canberra, with the Raiders taking on the Newcastle Knights at Canberra Stadium at 3pm and the Giants playing the Western Bulldogs at Manuka from 4.40pm.

My roommates must have thought I was mad. Never one to sit down with their fellow house-dweller to watch a game of rugby league, they had no idea why I was screaming when watching Melbourne take on St George-Illawarra last Monday night

Raiders chief executive Don Furner denied the club was building a war-chest of third-party sponsors to fight for Milford, but he said club was "hopeful" Milford would stay. "We've just got to make sure we win, keep him happy and we'll see how we go," Furner said. "The salary cap rules are a minefield in themselves so there's a lot that has got to be worked through there. We've just got to win some games, if he's comfortable, hopefully he'll change his mind."Raiders chief executive Don Furner denied the club was building a war-chest of third-party sponsors to fight for Milford, but he said club was "hopeful" Milford would stay. "We've just got to make sure we win, keep him happy and we'll see how we go," Furner said. "The salary cap rules are a minefield in themselves so there's a lot that has got to be worked through there. We've just got to win some games, if he's comfortable, hopefully he'll change his mind."

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart is adamant the welfare of Joel Edwards will be the club's sole focus when it decides whether the back rower will play this weekend after suffering back-to-back concussions.

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While the Suns sit in eighth after last weekend's win over Melbourne gave them a 3-2 record, the Giants have already matched their best number of wins for an AFL campaign with two after just five matches of their third season. And the Suns are keen to ensure they put the Giants in their box and continue a dominant run of three straight wins over them since the Giants caught their rivals cold in the first meeting of the expansion outfits in Canberra in 2012. "Being the newer clubs in the competition we would like to stamp our mark on them," Suns midfielder Jarrod Harbrow said. "Obviously GWS has proven that, with the Swans in round one, that if they're on their game they can match it with anyone.

There is growing optimism within Raiders ranks that Milford is reconsidering his move to Brisbane, with Canberra reportedly prepared to offer $1million a season. Raiders chief executive Don Furner denied the club was building a war-chest of third-party sponsors to fight for Milford, but he said club was "hopeful" Milford would stay. "We've just got to make sure we win, keep him happy and we'll see how we go," Furner said. "The salary cap rules are a minefield in themselves so there's a lot that has got to be worked through there. We've just got to win some games, if he's comfortable, hopefully he'll change his mind.

The Chiefs have handed the Hurricanes a chance to displace them at the top of Super Rugby's New Zealand Conference after a dismal Anzac Day away loss to the Brumbies. Extracting some revenge for last year's grand final defeat to the Chiefs in Hamilton, the Brumbies thumped the back-to-back champions 41-23 in Canberra for the visitors second loss in a row.

Welcome to ABC Grandstand's live streaming of Round 11 of the 2014 Super Rugby season.The round starts at Eden Park in Auckland as the Blues take on the Waratahs, then the action shifts to Canberra where the Brumbies play the Chiefs.You can tune in to Grandstand's live commentary stream, and check out the latest updates in the scoreboard below.We will have the latest match reports, audio interviews, photos and statistics from the game available online shortly after full-time.

Welcome to ABC Grandstand's live streaming of Round 11 of the 2014 Super Rugby season.The round starts at Eden Park in Auckland as the Blues take on the Waratahs, then the action shifts to Canberra where the Brumbies play the Chiefs.You can tune in to Grandstand's live commentary stream, and check out the latest updates in the scoreboard below.We will have the latest match reports, audio interviews, photos and statistics from the game available online shortly after full-time.

super rugby updates: Brumbies vs Chiefs Live Stream online Fox Sports ??You can tune in to Grandstand's live commentary stream, and check out the latest updates in the scoreboard below.We will have the latest match reports, audio interviews, photos and statistics from the game available online shortly after full-time.Welcome to ABC Grandstand's live streaming of Round 11 of the 2014 Super Rugby season.The round starts at Eden Park in Auckland as the Blues take on the Waratahs, then the action shifts to Canberra where the Brumbies play the Chiefs.

Director of Rugby Jake White's Sharks start their tour next Friday in Melbourne before they move on to their second Australian game against the Brumbies in Canberra the week after on Saturday the 10th of May. The second half of their tour sees them up against New Zealand opposition, the Crusaders and the Blues.When the Sharks return to South Africa they will host the Stormers and they also face the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.On their return to South Africa, they will be hosting the Stormers in their final home game of the pool stages.

Melbourne has lost four of its last five, following up a controversial after-the-siren defeat of St George Illawarra with disappointing narrow losses to inconsistent outfits Canberra and the Warriors. The Storm's four wins so far in 2014 have been by eight points or less (including two by one point), while their trademark defensive steel and usual attacking class has been well below its usual standards. The subpar form of Billy Slater has been well-documented, but the performance of the club's six trans-Tasman Test reps - Slater, Cooper Cronk, Cameron Smith and Kiwi forwards Kevin Proctor, Jesse Bromwich and Tohu Harris - would have been a confidence boost after a tough start to the NRL season.