Brisbane Broncos receive positive update on Tevita Pangai Junior

The Brisbane Broncos have let out a sight of relief after learning the full extent of the hamstring 'scare’ suffered by star forward Tevita Pangai Jnr.

Brisbane Broncos player Tevita Pangai is seen during training in Brisbane, Wednesday, June 13, 2018. The Broncos will clash with the Canberra Raiders at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

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Broncos bruiser Tevita Pangai Jnr is back in contention for the NRL premiership opener in 17 days after a heartening assessment of hamstring soreness.

The positive fitness report is welcome for Brisbane as Pangai is one of their best “mids’’ and suspended Payne Haas is already out of their ruck rotation for the first four NRL matches.

Pangai called it a night after only 18th minutes of Brisbane’s 26-12 trial win over Wynnum-Manly on Saturday.

Tevita Pangai is back in contention for round one, despite suffering a hamstring injury in Brisbane’s trial win over Wynnum-Manly. Picture: Getty

But the NSW Origin hopeful could be back running early this week and will be monitored through the week before a decision on whether he plays in the last trial against Gold Coast this Saturday.

“Tevita had a bit of a scare in the game but at present it looks like it is something only mild in nature,” Broncos head of performance Paul Devlin said.

“We expect him to be running as early as tomorrow.’’

The Broncos team to meet the Titans at Cbus Super Stadium will be named on Tuesday.

Brisbane start the season on March 14 in Melbourne against the Storm.

Originally published as Brisbane Broncos receive positive update on Tevita Pangai Junior