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.