Canberra winger Jordan Rapana will go under the knife to have a cyst removed from his knee following his World Cup campaign.
Rapana, who only missed New Zealand's pool stage victory over Jamaica at the World Cup, requires a clean out of his knee following the international tournament. It adds to a long list of Raiders' outside backs to require surgery in the past 12 months, including co-captain Jarrod Croker and youngster Harley Smith-Shields.
While the 32 year-old is a vital asset to the Green Machine, there's a host of young talent waiting to break through the ranks, the likes of Smith-Shields joined by Matt Timoko, Sebastian Kris, Semi Valemei, Xavier Savage, James Schiller and Albert Hopoate all 23 or younger.