Seeing Ricky Stuart dripping wet but unflinching on the sideline while John Bateman made his NRL debut only reinforced his decision to play for Canberra.
The English recruit had a chuckle to himself at the sight of a soggy but undeterred Stuart during his team's 21-0 defeat of the Gold Coast on Sunday night.
But it was also a symbolic reminder of the passion Stuart has for the NRL club he won three titles with as a player and why, after some lengthy phone conversations with the coach, the second rower decided to make the move to the Raiders.
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Topic: Raider Bateman spurred by Stuart's passion
