‘A shithouse stadium’: NRL coach left needing stitches to hand after glass shatters at Canberra stadium

• Visiting Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo sustains deep gash

• Calls intensify for ageing GIO Stadium to undergo refurbishment

Canterbury coach Cameron Ciraldo has joined growing calls for Canberra’s GIO Stadium to undergo a face lift after revealing he would need stitches after glass shattered on him in the ageing arena.

While the visiting coach was left with a deep gash in his hand, Raiders boss Ricky Stuart also weighed in, calling his side’s home arena a “shithouse stadium” and claiming authorities didn’t care about the state of the 1970s-built venue.