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Mitchell Moses ruled out of remainder of World Cup
Kangaroos half Mitchell Moses will miss the remainder of Rugby League World Cup 2026 after sustaining a lower leg injury during the Australian team’s 24-22 victory over New Zealand in the tournament-opening clash at Allianz Stadium on Thursday.
After playing on with the injury for several minutes in the first half, Moses eventually left the field less than two minutes into the second half and was unable to return.
Moses was sent for an MRI scan in Sydney yesterday and has since been diagnosed with a high-grade muscle tear, meaning he will take no further part in the tournament.
Kangaroos Coach Kevin Walters said Moses was understandably disappointed not to be able to contribute for the rest of the campaign.
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PNG got out to an 18-0 lead, but the Cedars have now gone bang-bang to swing the momentum in the shadows of half time.
Abbas Miski burrowed his way over to get his side of the board, before Tony Sukkar — off the back of a brilliant break down the wing from Tony Francis.
He was brought down on the 10m line, but the Cedars still had the overlap and Sukkar scored off the following play.
Meanwhile, the men's leg of this PNG double-header is underway, with the Kumuls taking on Lebanon.
And it's the Kumuls who are on the board first just under 10 minutes into the match after an error from the Cedars led to a long-range try to Gairo Voro.
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Huge twist as Panthers star could replace Mitch Moses in World Cup squad
Kevin Walters has indicated that Ethan Strange will come into the Kangaroos' squad of Mitch Moses is ruled out for the rest of the Rugby League World Cup. But NRL commentator Jimmy Smith is urging the coach to go a different direction to address a glaring weakness.
Moses suffered a calf injury and only lasted 41 minutes in Australia's win over New Zealand in Thursday night's opening game. If the injury is significant enough that Moses has to miss the rest of the tournament, Walters is allowed to call a new player into the squad.
Strange is one of three 'fringe' players that Walters named separate to his 23-player squad, along with Panthers winger Tom Jenkins and Dragons forward Hamish Stewart. Strange is a five-eighth (who can also play in the centres), so he'd be a like-for-like replacement for playmaker Moses.
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