Kalyn Ponga to bear surgical procedure after breaking arm in Rugby League World Cup opener

New Zealand full-back Kalyn Ponga might miss the remainder of the Rugby League World Cup after breaking his arm in his facet’s defeat to Australia.

Ponga scored a spectacular try in the tournament opener in Sydney however was later compelled off in actual discomfort having managed vital ache via a lot of the second half.

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The 28-year-old appeared to endure the damage in a collision with Kangaroos stand-off Cameron Munster, and it has now been confirmed that he’s set for surgical procedure.

The Kiwis haven’t definitively dominated their star out of the match, however Ponga faces a race to be match for any motion with the World Cup closing on 15 October.

“We want Kalyn all the perfect together with his surgical procedure immediately,” New Zealand group physician Greg Macleod mentioned on Friday.

“We’ll see how that goes however for now he’ll stay in camp.”

New Zealand face the Cook Islands of their subsequent Pool A outing in a recreation held on residence soil at Christchurch’s new Te Kaha Stadium.

They then tackle Fiji on the Gold Coast and are nonetheless strongly positioned to progress, with the highest two finishers within the group going via to the semi-finals.