Matty Nicholson returns to NRL after recovery, ready for finals with Raiders.
After a lengthy stint on the sideline, 21 year-old second-rower Matty Nicholson is fit and ready to go as he returns to the NRL this weekend just in time for finals.
Over from England's Warrington Wolves on a three-year deal, Nicholson was a standout performer for the Raiders for the first half of the season, scoring five tries in his first nine appearances.
But after leaving the field on one leg in round ten's sold-out clash against the Bulldogs, Nicholson was staring down the barrel of a 3-month recovery with a syndesmosis and fractured fibula.
Despite the extended period, Nicholson has hit the ground running, returning to play through the Raiders NSW Cup squad where he...