{"id":63243,"date":"2025-08-12T19:11:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T19:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/63243\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T19:11:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T19:11:09","slug":"jesse-ramien-set-for-extended-stint-on-the-sidelines-in-major-sharks-setback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/63243\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesse Ramien set for extended stint on the sidelines in major Sharks setback"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cronulla\u2019s run to the finals has hit turbulence, with Jesse Ramien ruled out for up to six weeks after suffering a broken thumb.<\/p>\n

The injury sidelines the strike centre at the same time the Sharks are already without Briton Nikora, who begins a three-game suspension for a high tackle in last week\u2019s defeat to the Dragons.<\/p>\n

Ramien\u2019s absence forces a reshuffle, with Mawene Hiroti drafted into the starting side. In the forwards, Billy Burns comes into the second row to replace Nikora, while Braden Hamlin-Uele shifts to the bench to accommodate Toby Rudolf\u2019s promotion to the run-on side.<\/p>\n

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Injuries mount, but reinforcements return<\/p>\n

Oregon Kaufusi remains unavailable due to a calf injury, but coach Craig Fitzgibbon has welcomed back Jesse Colquhoun from suspension.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Colquhoun is joined on the interchange by Daniel Atkinson and Tom Hazelton, while Tuku Hau Tapuha, Hohepa Puru, Niwhai Puru, Jayden Berrell and Chris Vea\u2019ila make up the extended bench.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s match at PointsBet Stadium will serve as the second half of a double-header, with the NRLW sides facing off beforehand.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Titans bring back key forwards Tino Fa\u2019asuamaleaui and Moeaki Fotuaika for the 3 pm NRL kick-off, adding to the challenge for a Sharks outfit suddenly light on frontline experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cronulla\u2019s run to the finals has hit turbulence, with Jesse Ramien ruled out for up to six weeks…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63244,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-63243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}