RUGBY LEAGUE
Terry Campese had a few goals he wanted to achieve when he returned to the Queanbeyan Blues as captain-coach.
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Obviously there is the stock standard goal of winning the premiership - but Campese wanted to bring his junior club back together off the field.
Both goals have got off to a perfect start after the Blues knocked over fellow Canberra Raiders Cup contenders and arch-nemesis the Queanbeyan Kangaroos at Seiffert Oval on Saturday.
CANBERRA RAIDERS CUP ROUND TWO
Saturday: QUEANBEYAN BLUES 36 bt QUEANBEYAN KANGAROOS 26; Tuggeranong Bushrangers v Gungahlin Bulls; West Belconnen Warriors v Goulburn Workers Bulldogs; Yass Magpies v Belconnen United Sharks.
CHRIS TURNER MEMORIAL SHIELD
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RUGBY UNION
The Tuggeranong Vikings have continued their strong start to the John I Dent Cup season, beating the Uni-Norths Owls 28-12 at ANU North on Saturday.
But the Vikings finished the game with two players on the sideline after winger Max Ravouvou punched Owls prop Max Bode in the closing stages of the match.
In the other game, Royals thrashed the Gungahlin Eagles 44-3 to fire a warning to the rest of the competition.
JOHN I DENT CUP ROUND THREE
Saturday: TUGGERANONG VIKINGS 28 (J Sotogi, I Tonga, J Vejoda, J Jackson-Hope tries; I Thompson 4 conversions) bt UNI-NORTHS OWLS 12 (I Fa, M Bode tries; S Irwin conversion), ROYALS 44 bt GUNGAHLIN EAGLES 3. Queanbeyan, Wests and Easts - bye.
SOCCER
Australian sporting clubs will this weekend throw their support behind Rainbow Round, an awareness initiative to stamp out LGBTI prejudice in sport.
Gungahlin United are one of several clubs across Canberra getting behind the cause with women's player Ilahna Aitchison looking forward to donning her rainbow bootlaces on Sunday.
CAPITAL FOOTBALL PREMIER LEAGUE ROUND TWO
GUNGAHLIN UNITED 2 bt WODEN WESTON 0
COOMA TIGERS 5 bt MONARO PANTHERS 0
BELCONNEN 5 bt RIVERINA RHINOS 0
Sunday: Tuggeranong United v Centre of Excellence at Kamhab; 3:00pm, Canberra Olympic v Canberra FC at O'Connor Enclosed, 3:00pm.
AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL
Canberra Demons player-coach Kade Klemke knew his side would have to bring their A-game if they were going to beat the Aspley Hornets.
They didn't, and found themselves on the wrong end of the scoreline in a heavy 68-point defeat in round two of the NEAFL at Graham Road on Saturday.
The Demons fought back in the final quarter but ultimately it was to no avail, the blue and gold's stung chasing a hornet's tail.
NEAFL ROUND TWO
ASPLEY HORNETS 5.6 8.13 13.14 17.15 (117)
CANBERRA DEMONS 2.0 5.1 5.4 7.7 (49)
