{"id":138,"date":"2026-03-13T12:29:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/?p=138"},"modified":"2026-03-13T12:29:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:29:15","slug":"breaking-news-excitement-hit-canberra-stadium-as-canberera-raithers-board-through-the-chairman-dennis-richardson-and-ceo-don-furner-jr-sent-a-message-to-canberera-raithers-head-coach-ricky-stuart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/breaking-news-excitement-hit-canberra-stadium-as-canberera-raithers-board-through-the-chairman-dennis-richardson-and-ceo-don-furner-jr-sent-a-message-to-canberera-raithers-head-coach-ricky-stuart\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Excitement hit Canberra Stadium, as Canberera Raithers Board, through the Chairman Dennis Richardson, and CEO Don Furner Jr sent a message to Canberera Raithers Head Coach Ricky Stuart fans, and the broader community. 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The announcement was made today by Chairman Dennis\u00a0Richardson and CEO Don\u00a0Furner\u00a0Jr., and confirmed by Head Coach Ricky\u00a0Stuart in front of a packed crowd at Canberra Stadium. \ufffd<\/p>\n<p>Canberra Raiders<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd39 The club has named Meninga as a club ambassador and senior adviser \u2014 a strategic position designed to help the Raiders on and off the field in areas like player recruitment, mentorship, leadership development, community engagement, and brand growth. \ufffd<\/p>\n<p>Canberra Raiders<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd39 Meninga is a rugby league Immortal and one of the most famous Raiders of all time. He captained Canberra to three premierships in 1989, 1990, and 1994, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. \ufffd<\/p>\n<p>Wikipedia<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd39 Chairman Dennis\u00a0Richardson said the appointment reflects the club\u2019s ambition to strengthen its culture and future success, and that Meninga\u2019s presence will have a \u201ctransformative impact\u201d on the broader Raiders community. \ufffd<\/p>\n<p>Canberra Raiders<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd39 Head Coach Ricky\u00a0Stuart welcomed the move, calling Meninga\u2019s involvement \u201ca huge boost\u201d to both the team and the club\u2019s long-term strategy. \ufffd<\/p>\n<p>Canberra Raiders<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccc What This Means<\/p>\n<p>Meninga\u2019s role is not as head coach, but as a high-level ambassador and advisory leader \u2014 a position that leverages his legendary status to help guide Canberra\u2019s next chapter on and off the field<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a big moment for the club and its supporters,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-canberera-raithers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING NEWS: Excitement hit Canberra Stadium, as Canberera Raithers Board, through the Chairman Dennis Richardson, and CEO Don Furner Jr sent a message to Canberera Raithers Head Coach Ricky Stuart fans, and the broader community. 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