Incoming Wakefield Trinity man Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is said to have likely played his final NRL game after going off injured over the weekend.
The Kiwi dual-code international returned for the New Zealand Warriors after three weeks on the sidelines in Saturday’s win over St George Illawarra Dragons.
However, he only lasted around 11 minutes into his comeback game before being helped off the field by the physios.
Post-match, head coach Andrew Webster couldn’t confirm the full extent of what ‘RTS’ had done, but there was an inkling at that point it was something serious.
The Warriors are yet to confirm what the issue is, but the early signs are that Tuivasa-Sheck has suffered an ACL injury, and to make matters worse, it is the same knee he had reconstructed back in 2016.
The outside back would face surgery and a nine-month recovery time, taking him to February of 2027. Not only would that mean he doesn’t feature in the NRL again, but it would also mean he misses the full pre-season and potentially the opening rounds of the new campaign with future club Wakefield.
Trinity shocked the rugby league world when announcing Tuivasa-Sheck earlier this season, and it would be an awful way to start life in Super League if his worst injury fears are confirmed.
In a futher blow, ‘RTS’ is also expected to miss the World Cup, where he is eligible to play for either New Zealand or Samoa.
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Warriors fear Roger Tuivasa Sheck’s NRL career is over with scans today expected to confirm he suffered an ACL injury in Round 12 (via @MCarayannis)
Mechanism video only via wide shot, but appeared to be non-contact + inward collapse + shift below knee on step shown here. Is the… pic.twitter.com/xAazBC5ypw
— NRL PHYSIO (@nrlphysio) May 25, 2026
