{"id":442003,"date":"2025-02-25T18:11:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T19:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=442003"},"modified":"2025-02-25T22:13:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T22:13:28","slug":"rivals-prepared-for-classic-ricky-stuart-ambush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=442003","title":{"rendered":"Rivals prepared for 'classic Ricky Stuart ambush'"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAS VEGAS:<\/strong> \ufeffThe Warriors<\/a> are preparing themselves for a classic Ricky Stuart<\/a> ambush when their season kicks off in Vegas on Sunday (AEDT).<\/p>\n

The Kiwi team are hot favourites in the eyes of both the bookies and the punters for the huge season opener in Sin City, with little love for Canberra.<\/p>\n

But Stuart has been in this position many times before and Warriors coach Andrew Webster has warned his players that the ambush is a big danger.<\/p>\n

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"I played for six seasons in Canberra so you don't need to tell me how they thrive in these situations," star fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad told Wide World of Sports.<\/p>\n

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"They love been written off and having the underdog tag – it bonds them and they come out and lift their game. We have to stop that from happening."<\/p>\n

Webster began his NRL coaching career under Stuart at Parramatta and knows his team is in for a torrid afternoon at Allegiant Stadium.<\/p>\n

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"Ricky is a good man and a fine coach and he knows how to get his boys firing in games like this … it is a danger game for us, no question about it," Webster said.<\/p>\n

"We have to go in with the right attitude and can't afford to let them get on top early."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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