NRLW 2022: Latest team news for round two
Newcastle’s NRLW title hopes have suffered a huge blow after one of their star signings was ruled out for the rest of the season.
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Newcastle’s NRLW premiership campaign has been dealt a hammer blow with scans confirming a season-ending knee injury to star signing and co-captain Hannah Southwell.
The former Sydney Roosters’ premiership-winning lock ruptured her ACL in the first half of the Knights’ Round 1 victory over Brisbane last weekend.
Southwell played for 20 minutes with the injury during the 32-14 win over the Broncos.
The Knights issued a statement on Tuesday, confirming the news.
“She (Southwell) now faces surgery and a lengthy recovery period, but will remain a big part of the Knights NRLW campaign for the season to come.”
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Newcastle play the Titans on the Gold Coast on Sunday night and have named Simone Karpani in the No.13 jersey to replace the big-hitting Southwell.
The Knights remain a competition heavyweight thanks to an off-season recruitment spree which landed Southwell and former Broncos stars in co-captain Millie Boyle and Tamika Upton.
Southwell’s younger Jesse Southwell, 17, made a stunning NRLW debut against Brisbane and will again be calling the shots at halfback this weekend for the Knights.
The Broncos and Roosters will kick off Round 2 of the NRLW season on Saturday at Suncorp Stadium, with both sides naming unchanged starting lineups from the opening weekend.
Parramatta, coming off a 38-16 loss to defending champions the Roosters, host last season’s beaten grand finalists St George Illawarra at CommBank Stadium on Sunday.
The Dragons were impressive in their 26-12 win over the Titans last week, scoring five tries.
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