The Sydney Roosters and Brisbane Broncos both kick-started their 2018 with wins last night but both came at a cost with Daniel Tupou and Jordan Kahu facing long stints on the sidelines.
Tupou’s injury looks certain to sideline him for an extended period after the winger failed to finish the match against the Bulldogs with a suspected pec tear.
Tupou will go for scans but it's likely he'll miss up to two months of football while recovering.
To clarify, with Daniel Tupou's "pec tear" it is almost always a tendon rupture (as opposed to muscle). If this is the case (likely), it would be 10-14 weeks recovery. Not 4-6 weeks as per @FOXNRL , but also not season ending
— NRL PHYSIO (@nrlphysio) March 16, 2018
Broncos centre Jordan Kahu is also facing time on the sidelines after breaking his jaw in a collision with Cowboys five-eighth Te Maire Martin.
A groggy Kahu was escorted from the field in the 17th minute and was taken straight to hospital.
Jordan Kahu off to hospital with suspected broken jaw, plenty of concern for him here at the ground when it happened. Would be 4-8 weeks if confirmed broken, fingers crossed for him #NRLBroncosCowboys
— NRL PHYSIO (@nrlphysio) March 16, 2018
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