Chris Dutton
Chris Dutton has worked at The Canberra Times since 2007, starting as a junior reporter before covering the Canberra Raiders and ACT Brumbies. He now writes extensively on Super Rugby and is part of the Fairfax team covering the London Olympic Games - with, of course, a focus on Canberra athletes.
Union
NRL's Buderus block is 'too hasty'
Chris Dutton The NRL made a knee-jerk decision to block Danny Buderus's part-time job in Super Rugby, former ACT Brumby and Brisbane Bronco Peter Ryan says.
Rugby Union
Brumbies hopes of bagging Buderus fading
Chris Dutton, Chris Wilson The ACT Brumbies will search for a new collision coach with a rugby league background after Danny Buderus said he "stuffed up" in a cross-code deal that lasted just hours.
League
Raiders left out of Nine's coverage
Chris Dutton Former Canberra Raiders captain Simon Woolford has called on the ARL Commission to end the club's "ridiculous" exile from free-to-air television coverage.
League
Sandor Earl re-signs with the Raiders
Chris Dutton The Canberra Raiders have re-signed winger Sandor Earl for the next two NRL seasons.
League
Dog put down for Slater attack
Chris Dutton, Jon Tuxworth James Graham committed one of the ''grubbiest acts'' in rugby league by biting Billy Slater's ear in the grand final and the NRL judiciary needs to ensure it never happens again, Canberra prop Brett...
All three grades
Live coverage of NRL grand final
Edited by Stephen Samuelson, Ben Coady, Paul Suttor and Chris Dutton Welcome to Fairfax Media's coverage of today's NRL grand final.
League
International game needs rigid rules: Furner
Chris Dutton Canberra Raiders coach David Furner has urged rugby league to adopt permanent eligibility rules to end the New Zealand and State of Origin tug of war over some of the game's best young players.
League
Tears tell tale of a man made for the Maroons
Chris Dutton Josh Papalii used to cry every time Queensland lost a State of Origin match.
League
Papalii chooses Queensland in league tug-of-war
Chris Dutton Josh Papalii admits there’s some risk in turning his back on New Zealand to pledge his commitment to Queensland, but the Canberra Raiders forward says he ‘‘had to go with my heart’’.
League
NRL call cuts both ways for Wighton
Chris Dutton A dream NRL finals appearance has ended in a double blow for teenage sensation Jack Wighton with first-grade selection costing him a chance to chase under-20s premiership glory.
League
Hundreds gather to farewell Lasscock
Chris Dutton Jay Lasscock ''epitomised toughness'' for the Queanbeyan Blues and the 600 people who farewelled him yesterday showed the respect he had earned on and off the field.
League
Maguire trumps in battle of Eddies old boys
Chris Dutton IT'S BEEN a long journey from the fields at St Edmund's College to NRL mentor but Michael Maguire is just two wins away from ending one of the longest droughts in rugby league.
League
Inseparable: an unlikely bromance at the heart of Raiders' success
Chris Dutton Dinner dates, "flirting" and game-day superstitions: meet "Dorguson", the unlikely bromance at the Canberra Raiders riding high on the eve of one of the biggest games in the club's history.
Rugby League
Calm Raiders ready for title shot: Picker
Chris Dutton From ''giggling school girls'' to a focused premiership contender, Canberra Raiders second-rower Joe Picker insists the Green Machine is better placed for a charge to the title than it was two years...
Rugby League
Big Tom desperate to unleash his best
Chris Dutton Tom Learoyd-Lahrs admits he's still searching for consistent form but is ready to unleash his destructive best against the South Sydney Rabbitohs tomorrow night.
Rugby League
Play it again Sam
Chris Dutton Raiders halfback Sam Williams insists he's not a one-hit finals wonder.
League
Taylor's no Superman, says Thompson
Chris Dutton Raiders stand-in centre Joel Thompson has declared David Taylor ''is not Superman'' ahead of his mission to stop one of the most destructive players in the NRL tomorrow night.
League
Great opportunity for Dugan or Robinson
Chris Dutton Goal-kicking guru Daryl Halligan says Josh Dugan and Reece Robinson need to embrace the finals hype to ensure they're not overcome by nerves if given the kicking duties on Saturday night.
Halligan fine-tunes Dugan, Robinson for goal-kicking role
Chris Dutton GOAL-KICKING guru Daryl Halligan says Josh Dugan and Reece Robinson need to embrace the finals hype to ensure they're not overcome by nerves if given the kicking duties on Saturday night.
Furner puts Jumpin' Jack Wighton in the frame for finals lifeline
Chris Dutton A trampoline accident cost him valuable NRL experience but Jack Wighton is on the verge of a spectacular leap back to first grade to help the Canberra Raiders keep their premiership dream alive.
