Leeds Rhinos winger Maika Sivo will miss your entire 2025 Tremendous League season after sustaining a critical knee damage in a pre-season pleasant.
The 31-year-old broken his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) throughout the 22-4 win towards Wigan Warriors in Ash Handley’s testimonial recreation on Sunday.
The Fiji worldwide will now miss the upcoming marketing campaign earlier than even making his aggressive debut for the membership, having joined on a three-year deal from NRL aspect Parramatta Eels in October.
“Our first ideas are with Maika and we are going to all get spherical him and provides him and his household our assist,” head coach Brad Arthur stated.
“Our medical group will ensure that he has the very best remedy to return again from the damage as quickly as potential.
“Maika is a powerful character and I’m positive he’ll throw himself into his restoration to get again to his finest.”
Sivo’s arrival at Headingley reunited him with Arthur, who was accountable for Sydney membership Parramatta for 10 years.
His damage offers the Rhinos a headache with simply over two weeks remaining till the beginning of the season.
“By way of our squad, we might want to evaluate the total scenario and have a look at all our choices,” sporting director Ian Blease added.
“Now we have some excellent younger gamers who may effectively now get the chance to seize their likelihood, and I shall be discussing all our choices with the membership, Brad and the teaching workers within the coming weeks forward of the season kicking off.”