Canberra Raiders News

The Canberra Times

The Canberra Raiders have been dealt a massive pre-season blow with star fullback Xavier Savage set to spend eight weeks on the sideline with a broken jaw.

Raiders coach Ricky Stuart will have just his one remaining pre-season trial to settle on who will wear the No.1 jersey against the North Queensland Cowboys in round one.

Canberra co-captain Jarrod Croker felt Jordan Rapana would be the obvious short-term replacement, while Stuart also had Albert Hopoate and Harley Smith-Shields as other options.

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Canberra Weekly

Canberra have suffered a monumental injury blow with fullback Xavier Savage to miss the first six rounds of the NRL season with a fractured jaw.

Savage was one of two frontline players to suffer injuries in the weekend’s trial matches, with Melbourne centre Justin Olam also requiring surgery on a fractured forearm.

Most other clubs got through the first round of pre-season games unscathed, with more big-name players set to return this week.

The Raiders, however, have been left to feel the pain of Savage’s injury in Sunday’s 34-18 loss to Canterbury.

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The Canberra Times

The Canberra Raiders have been dealt a massive pre-season blow with star fullback Xavier Savage set to spend eight weeks on the sideline with a broken jaw.

Savage spent the night in Canberra hospital and will undergo surgery on Tuesday after fracturing his jaw in a head clash in the Raiders' trial against Canterbury at Moruya on Sunday.

The 20-year-old went to Moruya hospital for X-rays after the game before his mum drove him back to Canberra where he went straight to hospital.

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