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    Another missed opportunity to push closer to the top eight - but the Warriors have managed to pick some positives out of their two-point NRL loss to the Raiders in Canberra

    Another missed opportunity to push closer to the top eight - but the Warriors have managed to pick some positives out of their two-point NRL loss to the Raiders in Canberra

    - article from www.rugbyleague.co.nz

    The visitors were forced to play with a makeshift line-up once again - after fullback Taine Tuaupiki left the field and was then ruled out after a Head Injury Assessment - while centre Adam Pompey departed with a knee injury.

    Wing Roger Tuivasa-Sheck - who moved to fullback during the game - told Sky Sport that while they could've executed better, the team adjusted well to the adversity.



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