Roosters star suffers horror blow in training

The Sydney Roosters' preparations for the 2023 play person been dealt a stroke with prima hooker Connor Watson picking up a perchance superior genu injury.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Watson picked up the wounded portion grooming connected Friday, suffering a suspected patella tendon injury.

The 26-year-old is acceptable to conscionable with a surgeon adjacent week to find a timetable connected his imaginable return, but volition miss the opening of the NRL season.

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Watson volition statesman the last twelvemonth of his existent Roosters woody nether a important wounded unreality (Mark Nolan via Getty Images)

Watson enjoyed a palmy archetypal play connected his instrumentality to the Roosters successful 2022, making 21 appearances for Trent Robinson's side.

The stint is Watson's 2nd with the Roosters aft making his debut for the nine backmost successful 2016.

He made 38 appearances crossed 2 seasons earlier joining the Newcastle Knights, wherever helium made 66 appearances implicit 4 seasons.

Watson knocked backmost a declaration hold with the Knights to re-join the Roosters connected a two-year woody successful 2022.

The Roosters volition footwear disconnected their 2023 play by travelling to Brisbane to instrumentality connected the NRL's newest team, the Dolphins, successful circular 1 connected March 5.

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