An referee who debuted in Super League earlier this year is facing around twelve months on the sidelines after suffering a serious knee injury.
Cameron Worsley, from Castleford, is Betfred Super League’s newest referee having made his debut in June when he took charge of the round 16 game between Catalans Dragons and Huddersfield Giants in Perpignan.
He is set for surgery and a long recovery after fully rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament (acl) and suffering a tear to the lateral and medial meniscus.
The injury is a huge blow for one of refereeing’s rising stars who has worked his way up to the top-flight despite being part-time.
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The 25-year-old is a PE teacher at Airedale Academy in Castleford and was this year named in the new Super League referees development squad, alongside Matty Lynn, Scott Mikalauskas and Ryan Cox.
He was promoted to the RFL’s list of grade one officials in 2019 and has been in the middle for more than 100 Championship fixtures, as well as gaining experience as a touch judge in Super League.
At the time of his promotion to Super League, RFL head of match officials Phil Bentham said his elevation was “richly deserved after the consistent progress he has made as a member of our grade one list of match officials over the last seven seasons”.
