Canberra's Hudson Young suffers a severe Achilles injury, sidelining him for up to eight months and ruling him out of the World Cup.
Canberra's season is still alive but star forward Hudson Young's 2026 is almost certainly over after a devastating left Achilles injury in the 34-24 win over South Sydney.
Young pushed off with no-one around him in the 55th minute and clutched his lower leg before being assisted from the field.
The up to eight-month recovery ahead of the NSW second-rower for the suspected rupture will also rule Young out of the World Cup for Australia.
Young's teammates hung on despite a Rabbitohs rally at GIO Stadium as the late run of last year's minor premiers at an unlikely finals berth went into overdrive with a third consecutive victory.