Leeds Rhinos winger Maika Sivo will miss your complete 2025 Tremendous League season after sustaining a critical knee harm in a pre-season pleasant.
The 31-year-old broken his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) through 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’ll all get spherical him and provides him and his household our help,” head coach Brad Arthur mentioned.
“Our medical workforce will be sure he has the very best remedy to return again from the harm as quickly as attainable.
“Maika is a robust 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 in control of Sydney membership Parramatta for 10 years.
His harm provides the Rhinos a headache with simply over two weeks remaining till the beginning of the season.
“When it comes to our squad, we might want to overview the total scenario and have a look at all our choices,” sporting director Ian Blease added.
“We have now some excellent younger gamers who might effectively now get the chance to seize their probability, and I will likely be discussing all our choices with the membership, Brad and the teaching employees within the coming weeks forward of the season kicking off.”
