Raiders re-create Bairstow Ashes furore as hilarious try celebration goes viral instantly

It’s clear the Raiders have been tuning into the action-packed Ashes sequence with the Canberra gamers paying homage to the Australian cricket group with a hilarious strive celebration.

Raiders winger Jordan Rapana opened the scoring in his facet’s conflict in opposition to the Dragons, however the greater spotlight got here moments later.

Rapana imitated a bowler with teammate and Englishman Elliott Whitehead taking part in the position of a batter.

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Very like the controversial stumping of England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow at Lord’s final week, Whitehead ducked Rapana’s supply and left his ‘crease’ earlier than Zac Woodford did his greatest Alex Carey impression and threw it again on the goalpost (stumps).

The rationale for the celebration is because of Sportsbet’s annual marketing campaign Attempt July, the place the playing firm donates $5000 for every strive celebration over the course of the month.

“Oh the stumping and the Pom is out,” Dan Ginnane stated on Fox League.

“Sportsbet, and I can say this with authority, that’s value greater than $5000.”

This 12 months’s funds can be donated in direction of the restoration efforts of Nathan Stapleton and Daniel Anderson.

Stapleton is a former NRL participant who misplaced feeling beneath the neck after a rustic rugby league match in New South Wales.

Anderson was a coach for the Warriors and Eels between 2001 and 2010. He was concerned in a physique browsing accident on December 31, 2022.

It appeared as if Sportsbet agreed with the feedback of Ginnane, with Yvonne Sampson revealing throughout the halftime present that the bookmaker will donate $10,000 for the celebration, double the same old quantity.

The second swiftly went viral on-line, whereas it was even proven throughout Sky Sports activities’ protection of the Ashes by England nice Michael Atherton.