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Thu September 29, 2011
There will be no fairytale ending to Ben Cross' cameo Wigan Warriors career after it was revealed he has broken his arm for a second time.
The 32-year-old Australian front rower, who joined the Warriors on a short-term contract in July after being released by Leeds Rhinos, broke his forearm on his fourth appearance against Salford City Reds in August.
That ruled him out of the Carnegie Challenge Cup final but he made a surprise return against St Helens in the opening play-off fixture 11 days ago and was in line to bow out with a possible Grand Final appearance.
However, he complained of soreness after the Saints game and x-rays have now indicated another stress fracture.
Cross is leaving Wigan at the end of the season, having signed a 12-month deal with Engage Super League new boys Widnes Vikings.
Wigan coach Michael Maguire said: "It is disappointing for Ben. He won't figure again for us."
Maguire expects centre Joel Tomkins to be available for Saturday's qualifying semi-final against St Helens at the Stobart Stadium after coming off against Catalan Dragons with a leg injury last Sunday.
Wigan also hope prop Lee Mossop will be fit to return after aggravating a hamstring injury in the warm-up on Sunday.
Wed September 14, 2011
Former Leeds Rhinos prop Ben Cross could make an amazing comeback for Wigan Warriors in the Engage Super League play-offs after being out for just a month with a broken arm.
The 32-year-old Australian was a surprise short-term signing by the champions two months ago after he was released by the Rhinos, but he made only four appearances for them before breaking his forearm against Salford City Reds on August 14.
It ruled him out of the Carnegie Challenge Cup final at Wembley and was expected to sideline him for the rest of the season, but he had the plaster cast removed after a fortnight and has trained with the team throughout.
Wigan coach Michael Maguire says Cross, who is joining Super League new boys Widnes for next season, could even play against St Helens in Sunday's qualifying play-off at the DW Stadium.
"There is a chance," said Maguire. "Crossy has actually been training with us in the last couple of weeks with a guard on.
"He's starting to come good and the surgeons are all saying the right things so hopefully we might have a player on our hands there when it comes to selection time.
"At first we thought he was going to be out for the rest of the season but the surgeon has done a great job and the medical staff have been working extremely hard.
"He's been training the whole way through. He's a pro and looks after himself and does the right things."
Cross played in the Challenge Cup semi-final win over St Helens and, with Gareth Hock ruled out of the play-offs through suspension, Maguire admits it would be tempting to throw the veteran front rower into the action.
"To have someone of Ben's experience around is definitely going to help us," he said. "He's been through final series with Melbourne and played in many big games."
St Helens coach Royce Simmons says he expects to have Leon Pryce, James Roby, Francis Meli, Sia Soliola and Jamie Foster all back to face Wigan after sitting out Saturday's win over Harlequins RL.
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 2012 Stobart Super League
Widnes Vikings
12 games; [View] Round 1 [03 Feb 12] L 14-32 v Wakefield (H). [PR]
[View] Round 2 [12 Feb 12] L 6-66 v Huddersfield (A). [PR]
[View] Round 3 [19 Feb 12] L 18-38 v Salford City (H). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [26 Feb 12] L 16-44 v Leeds (H). [PR]
[View] Round 5 [04 Mar 12] L 0-36 v Hull KR (A). [PR]
[View] Round 8 [25 Mar 12] W 38-30 v London (H). [PR]
[View] Round 9 [31 Mar 12] L 6-76 v Catalans (A). [PR]
[View] Round 10 [05 Apr 12] L 12-46 v Warrington (A). [BE]
[View] Round 11 [09 Apr 12] L 4-38 v Bradford (H). [PR]
[View] Round 12 [20 Apr 12] L 0-62 v St Helens (A). [PR]
[View] Round 13 [07 May 12] L 12-36 v Castleford (A). [PR]
[View] Round 14 [20 May 12] L 34-42 v Catalans (H). [PR]
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2011 engage English Super League
Leeds Rhinos
10 games; [View] Round 1 [13 Feb 11] W 32-28 v Bradford. [PR]
[View] Round 3 [25 Feb 11] L 26-36 v Harlequins (H). [BE]
[View] Round 4 [05 Mar 11] L 24-40 v Warrington (A). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [19 Mar 11] L 16-30 v St Helens (H). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [27 Mar 11] W 28-6 v Wakefield (A). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [01 Apr 11] D 22-22 v Wigan (H). [BE]
[View] Round 9 [09 Apr 11] L 28-38 v Hull KR (A). [BE]
[View] Round 10 [15 Apr 11] L 6-38 v Huddersfield (H). [BE]
[View] Round 11 [21 Apr 11] W 30-22 v Bradford (A). [BE]
[View] Round 13 [29 Apr 11] W 48-6 v Castleford (A). [BE]
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2011 engage English Super League
Wigan Warriors
4 games; [View] Round 22 [15 Jul 11] W 48-6 v Wakefield (H). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [29 Jul 11] W 30-16 v Hull FC (A). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [14 Aug 11] W 52-18 v Salford City (H). [BE]
[View] Finals Week 3 [01 Oct 11] L 18-26 v St Helens. [BE]
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2010 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights
23 games; [View] Round 1 [13 Mar 10] W 20-16 v Bulldogs (A). [PR]
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 10] L 14-20 v Storm (H). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [05 Apr 10] L 30-34 v Panthers (H). [PR]
[View] Round 5 [10 Apr 10] L 10-28 v Rabbitohs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [17 Apr 10] W 36-18 v Cowboys (H). [PR]
[View] Round 7 [24 Apr 10] L 6-26 v Sharks (A). [PR]
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 10] W 30-22 v Broncos (A). [PR]
[View] Round 9 [09 May 10] L 36-38 v Titans (H). [PR]
[View] Round 10 [15 May 10] W 34-18 v Roosters (A). [PR]
[View] Round 11 [21 May 10] L 6-23 v Tigers (H). [PR]
[View] Round 13 [05 Jun 10] L 10-28 v Panthers (A). [PR]
[View] Round 14 [13 Jun 10] L 24-32 v Warriors (H). [PR]
[View] Round 15 [21 Jun 10] W 6-4 v Eels (H). [PR]
[View] Round 16 [27 Jun 10] W 24-16 v Titans (A). [PR]
[View] Round 18 [11 Jul 10] W 21-10 v Sharks (H). [PR]
[View] Round 19 [18 Jul 10] L 18-52 v Raiders (A). [PR]
[View] Round 20 [24 Jul 10] L 24-28 v Cowboys (A). [PR]
[View] Round 21 [02 Aug 10] W 32-14 v Sea Eagles (H). [PR]
[View] Round 22 [08 Aug 10] W 30-6 v Bulldogs (H). [PR]
[View] Round 23 [15 Aug 10] L 10-22 v Warriors (A). [PR]
[View] Round 24 [20 Aug 10] W 44-18 v Broncos (H). [PR]
[View] Round 25 [28 Aug 10] L 18-26 v Dragons (H). [PR]
[View] Round 26 [05 Sep 10] L 4-34 v Storm (A). [PR]
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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights
7 games; [View] Round 1 [15 Mar 09] L 20-34 v Titans (A). [PR]
[View] Round 2 [23 Mar 09] W 24-12 v Sharks (A). [PR]
[View] Round 3 [29 Mar 09] L 12-22 v Rabbitohs (A). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [05 Apr 09] W 26-12 v Sea Eagles (H). [PR]
[View] Round 5 [12 Apr 09] W 24-22 v Warriors (H). [PR]
[View] Round 6 [18 Apr 09] W 24-18 v Dragons (A). [PR]
[View] Round 7 [26 Apr 09] L 24-26 v Tigers (A). [PR]
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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights
9 games; [View] Round 5 [13 Apr 08] L 22-34 v Broncos (H). [PR]
[View] Round 6 [20 Apr 08] W 34-20 v Roosters (A). [PR]
[View] Round 8 [03 May 08] W 13-12 v Gold Coast (H). [BE]
[View] Round 9 [12 May 08] L 4-18 v Storm (A). [PR]
[View] Round 15 [22 Jun 08] L 14-16 v Roosters (H). [PR]
[View] Round 23 [17 Aug 08] L 18-38 v Raiders (A). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [23 Aug 08] W 38-24 v Cowboys (H). [PR]
[View] Round 25 [30 Aug 08] W 17-16 v Storm (H). [PR]
[View] Round 26 [05 Sep 08] L 2-24 v Broncos (A). [PR]
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2008 City vs Country
Country Origin
1 games; [View] Country v City [02 May 08] D 22-22 v City Origin (H). [BE]
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2007 Queensland Cup
Norths Devils
1 games; [View] Round 1 [18 Mar 07] W 46-32 v Tweed Heads (A). [BE]
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
Melbourne Storm
23 games; [View] Round 2 [24 Mar 07] W 32-16 v Raiders (A). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [01 Apr 07] W 30-12 v Warriors (H). [BE]
[View] Round 4 [07 Apr 07] W 22-12 v Knights (A). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [14 Apr 07] W 24-10 v Dragons (A). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [21 Apr 07] W 30-20 v Panthers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [05 May 07] L 12-30 v Tigers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 9 [14 May 07] W 38-14 v Bulldogs (H). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [19 May 07] W 26-2 v Roosters (H). [PR]
[View] Round 11 [26 May 07] L 12-13 v Sea Eagles (A). [PR]
[View] Round 12 [02 Jun 07] W 26-10 v Rabbitohs (H). [BE]
[View] Round 13 [10 Jun 07] W 4-2 v Warriors (A). [PR]
[View] Round 14 [16 Jun 07] W 58-12 v Cowboys (A). [PR]
[View] Round 15 [24 Jun 07] W 28-6 v Dragons (H). [PR]
[View] Round 17 [07 Jul 07] W 12-8 v Rabbitohs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 19 [21 Jul 07] W 34-6 v Raiders (H). [PR]
[View] Round 20 [27 Jul 07] L 16-26 v Roosters (A). [PR]
[View] Round 21 [06 Aug 07] W 17-16 v Sharks (A). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [12 Aug 07] W 14-6 v Broncos (H). [PR]
[View] Round 23 [17 Aug 07] W 14-10 v Eels (H). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [24 Aug 07] W 38-6 v Bulldogs (A). [PR]
[View] Round 25 [02 Sep 07] W 50-6 v Titans (H). [PR]
[View] Finals Week 3 [23 Sep 07] W 26-10 v Eels (H). [PR]
[View] Grand Final [30 Sep 07] W 34-8 v Sea Eagles. [PR]
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2007 City vs Country
Country Origin
1 games; [View] Place of Origin [03 May 07] L 6-12 v City Origin (H). [BE]
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2006 VB NSWRL Premier League
North Sydney Bears
1 tries, 4 points.
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
Melbourne Storm
9 games; [View] Round 12 [28 May 06] W 17-16 v Panthers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 13 [03 Jun 06] W 20-16 v Roosters (H). [BE]
[View] Round 15 [18 Jun 06] W 22-12 v Raiders (H). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [07 Jul 06] W 10-4 v Broncos (H). [BE]
[View] Round 19 [16 Jul 06] W 24-16 v Knights (A). [BE]
[View] Round 26 [02 Sep 06] W 30-20 v Sea Eagles (H). [BE]
[View] Finals Week One [10 Sep 06] W 12-6 v Eels (H). [BE]
[View] Finals Week Three [23 Sep 06] W 24-10 v Dragons. [BE]
[View] Grand Final [01 Oct 06] L 8-15 v Broncos (H). [BE]
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Canberra Raiders
15 games; [View] Round 6 [17 Apr 05] L 14-36 v Sea Eagles (A). [PR]
[View] Round 7 [24 Apr 05] L 10-46 v Storm (H). [PR]
[View] Round 8 [01 May 05] W 14-10 v Knights (A). [PR]
[View] Round 9 [07 May 05] W 26-18 v Panthers (A). [PR]
[View] Round 10 [15 May 05] L 26-32 v Sharks (H). [PR]
[View] Round 11 [22 May 05] L 16-28 v Tigers (A). [PR]
[View] Round 12 [28 May 05] L 16-30 v Roosters (A). [PR]
[View] Round 18 [09 Jul 05] L 0-20 v Storm (A). [SR]
[View] Round 19 [17 Jul 05] W 26-18 v Eels (H). [BE]
[View] Round 20 [23 Jul 05] L 16-24 v Warriors (A). [SR]
[View] Round 21 [30 Jul 05] L 18-24 v Broncos (A). [PR]
Judiciary: High Tackle, Careless Grade 2 Guilty, 1 week
[View] Round 23 [13 Aug 05] L 16-29 v Souths (H). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [20 Aug 05] L 28-31 v Cowboys (A). [PR]
[View] Round 25 [28 Aug 05] L 10-48 v Eels (A). [PR]
[View] Round 26 [03 Sep 05] L 18-36 v Sea Eagles (H). [PR]
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership
Canberra Raiders
2 games; [View] Round 1 [14 Mar 04] W 21-12 v Dragons (A). [BE]
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 04] L 18-34 v Panthers (H). [BE]
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