NRL 2024: Nicho Hynes set to miss two months after scans confirm serious ankle injury
Cronulla’s premiership hopes have taken a huge hit with chief playmaker Nicho Hynes set to be sidelined for an extended period.
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Cronulla’s top-four hopes have suffered a devastating blow with confirmation star halfback Nicho Hynes will be out for roughly two months after scans revealed significant damage to his ankle.
Hynes went down at Sharks training on Monday and had to be helped off the field, with the halfback meeting specialists on Tuesday morning.
The Sharks are clinging onto fourth spot after losing five of their past six matches, including three narrow defeats in a row where Hynes missed a couple of late chances that could have flipped the results.
He shanked a sideline conversion attempt after the siren in the two-point loss to the Dolphins and then missed a regulation field goal in their golden point loss to the Bulldogs to cap a tough few weeks for the former Dally M Medal winner who was dropped by the Blues following the game 1 loss.
The injury news is another blow for the fan favourite who has been the main man in attack since he joined the club, with the Sharks hopeful he’ll be back in time for the finals.
“It has been confirmed that Nicho has a complete syndesmosis rupture, plus a tibia fracture to his left ankle,” Sharks head of performance Nathan Pickworth said.
“He will undergo surgery tomorrow (Wednesday), with an estimated return to the field of approximately eight weeks.”
Daniel Atkinson will partner Braydon Trindall in the halves while Hynes is out, while middle forward Jack Williams is unlikely to face the Wests Tigers on Friday night as he deals with a sprained wrist.
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