{"id":936532,"date":"2026-10-22T05:32:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T05:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/936532\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T05:32:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T05:32:17","slug":"rugby-league-world-cup-news-2026-jasmin-strange-ruled-out-with-anterior-cruciate-ligament-injury-australia-jillaroos-v-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/936532\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby League World Cup news 2026 | Jasmin Strange ruled out with anterior cruciate ligament injury; Australia Jillaroos v England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jasmin Strange\u2019s hopes of facing her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/nrl\/sydney-roosters\" class=\"sc-iRgEWu hHENWX\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Roosters<\/a> teammates at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/rugby-league-world-cup-61g\" class=\"sc-iRgEWu hHENWX\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rugby League World Cup<\/a> have been dashed after she tore her ACL in a \u201cfreak training accident\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Strange, who represents England on the international stage, was forced to leave training early on Wednesday to go for scans after she stepped awkwardly on the ball and went down with a nasty knee injury. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/23e1179d8d84107495d2cce00ccd20eae42af424.jpeg\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">Jasmin Strange scored on debut with England.\u00a0Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Scan results confirmed Strange\u2019s dream to face <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/australia-women-s-national-rugby-league-team-1n93\" class=\"sc-iRgEWu hHENWX\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Australia<\/a> \u2013 a nation she could have represented but elected not to \u2013 would be cruelly denied. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a real disappointing outcome for someone who has been excellent for us,\u201d England coach Stuart Barrow said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s mixed with the girls really well and to lose her in training was a devastating blow for all the girls. It flatlined the group and it flatlined the coaching staff, but we\u2019ve bounced back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went to the hospital with her last night and the scan confirmed our worst fears.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old returned to team camp after leaving the hospital on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>It is a nightmare end to the season for Strange, given her impressive undefeated run with the Sydney Roosters, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/nrl\/nrlw\/grand-final-result-video-sydney-roosters-brisbane-broncos-millie-elliott-corban-baxter-farewell-premiership-20261004-p612pr.html\" class=\"sc-iRgEWu hHENWX\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">culminating in an NRLW premiership<\/a>, which earned her an England debut against Wales. <\/p>\n<p>Strange had been weighing up her international allegiance in the build-up to the World Cup, having been eligible to represent Australia, England or New Zealand. <\/p>\n<p>The three-time premiership winner, who is the sister of NRL star Ethan and daughter of gun coach John, has four caps with the Maori All Stars and has revealed previously that she considered representing the Kiwis. <\/p>\n<p>In the end, she decided to represent another part of her heritage. <\/p>\n<p>The Jillaroos will face England in Perth on Saturday night at HBF Park in Perth. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jasmin Strange\u2019s hopes of facing her Roosters teammates at the Rugby League World Cup have been dashed after&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":936533,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-936532","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\/936532","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=936532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/936532\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/936533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=936532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=936532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=936532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}