NRL star Kieran Foran has reportedly been informed he needs shoulder surgery and a six-month recovery time for the injury that rocked him during New Zealand’s win over Great Britain.
Foran’s suffered a dislocated shoulder in New Zealand’s gritty 12-8 rugby league Test win and it leaves his career on the edge, heading into a contract-ending season.
Making his first Kiwi appearance in more than two years, Foran came reeling out of a tackle on James Graham in the sixth minute at Eden Park on Saturday.
It leaves him in a race against time to win a contract that could see him extend his career into 2021.
Foran is able to negotiate with rival clubs and is out of contract at the end of the 2020 season. His terrible series of injuries leaves him as a massive gamble for any club looking for a playmaker beyond 2020.
The Daily Telegraph reports Foran requires a shoulder reconstruction and his best-case scenario is a return to the NRL around May.
The report also claims Foran is refusing to even consider retirement.
The 29-year-old Foran was limited to 14 games this year for Canterbury due to ankle, hamstring and quad injuries, after playing just 12 matches in 2018.
His latest setback is the same shoulder that needed a reconstruction three years ago, which ended his one-year stint at Parramatta after nine games.
A six month return means he will still miss more than two months of the season.
“I’m shattered for Kieran. He is one hell of a fella, he put himself back in this arena. We will get around Kieran,” Kiwis coach Michael Maguire said.
“No doubt he will get back to work and do what he does best which is get himself right. He was in really good shape for this game.
“We were really excited for him as a group.
“To see him go down was devastating.”
The injury soured a plucky win by the host nation, frustrating a Lions attack who failed to convert a 26-5 advantage in plays inside the opposition 20.
— with AAP
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