‘Out for eight weeks’: Ricky Stuart’s hilarious injury blow

The Canberra Raiders pulled off an epic comeback but the excitement got too much for their coach, much to the delight of the commentators.

Ricky Stuart suffers hilarious injury

Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has suffered an unfortunate injury blow — whilst celebrating Corey Harawira-Naera’s match-sealing try.

The 27-year-old was able to finish a Jamal Fogarty grubber only millimetres from the dead-ball line, prompting Stuart to jump from the bench.

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But the 55-year-old instantly grabbed at his leg in a blow that could see him sitting back in the coaches’ box for weeks to come.

The moment had Fox League’s commentators in stitches as the Raiders sealed a huge comeback victory, overcoming a 14-0 halftime deficit to win 26-14.

“Ricky Stuart is up and riding,” Warren Smith said.

“He has done a fetlock,” Steve Roach said.

“He might have done you know... he clutched at that knee like Xavier Savage, he has done a patella tendon,” Smith said.

“He is laughing it out now... he will be on the physio table after full-time himself.”

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“He’ll be out for eight weeks,” Roach joked.

Stuart revealed the extent of the injury in the post-match press conference — breaking the news no Raiders fan wanted to hear.

“It was the first game I have coached where I have pulled up sorer than the players,” Stuart said in the post-match press conference.

“The excitement got me, it was when Corey Harawira-Naera went over for his try I went down, tore a calf.”

Originally published as ‘Out for eight weeks’: Ricky Stuart’s hilarious injury blow