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Tue December 11, 2007
Source: www.sharks.com.auSharks winger Luke Covell, injured just five minutes into his international debut for New Zealand in October, will enter hospital to undergo elbow surgery.
It had been previously hoped that Covell could avoid surgery on his right elbow, however a second specialists opinion thought it best to have the injury corrected in a bid to prevent further problems down the track.
Covell, who had been back at training with the Sharks during the past couple of weeks, will enter hospital tomorrow (Wednesday).
The recovery period for Covell will be around four months, putting him in doubt for the opening rounds of the 2008 season.
After an outstanding 2007, Covell was selected to play for New Zealand, his father's country of berth, in the Trans Tasman Test in October and for the subsequent tour of France and the UK. However during the opening exchanges of the test against Australia, Covell dislocated the elbow, was forced from the field for the rest of the game and later deemed unfit to tour with the Kiwis.
With Covell his team's number one goal kicking option, coach Ricky Stuart will now be forced to find another kicker for the opening rounds, with the likes of Brett Seymour, Blake Green, Mitch Brown, Bryson Goodwin and Greg Bird all capable of carrying out the role, dependant on team selections.
At this stage of the Sharks pre-season preparations Covell appears to be the only player in doubt for the kick-off to 2008, with the remainder of the squad likely to be fit come March next year.
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www.sharks.com.auSun October 7, 2007
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Coach Gary Kemble tonight confirmed six players will make their debuts for the Kiwis in the Centenary Test against the Kangaroos in Wellington next Sunday (October 14).
In trimming his original 19-man squad, Kemble handed first test jerseys to wingers Luke Covell (Cronulla) and Taniela Tuiaki (Wests Tigers), halfback Jeremy Smith (South Sydney), prop Fuifui Moimoi (Parramatta) and loose forward Jeremy Smith (Melbourne) with Melbourne prop Jeff Lima included on the interchange bench.
Named 18th man is Warriors back rower Louis Anderson and the 19th man is young St George Illawarra centre Chase Stanley.
The selection means two players with the same name will appear in the same test side for the first time in New Zealand rugby league history - Jeremy James Smith in the No 7 jersey and Jeremy Jon Oscar Smith in No 13.
There has been a previous instance of two players with the same name appearing in the same Kiwi side but it was in a tour match against Queensland in 1925. Jim O'Brien, a second rower from Devonport, had Marist prop Jim O'Brien as a team-mate (Marist, prop) in that match.
With two Smiths and four other new players, Kemble is excited about the prospect of fielding such a new-look side in such a significant test.
"We're really happy with the players we have and the whole squad has come together well since we've been in camp," said Kemble.
"This will be one of the most exciting tests in some time with so many players set to make their test debuts, not just in our team but in the Australian side as well."Of the New Zealand side that played in this year's Anzac Test, only two remain in the backline - Inu and Roberts. The other survivors are captain Roy Asotasi, the most experienced test player in the team with 17 appearances, hooker Dene Halatau, back rowers Simon Mannering and Frank Pritchard and interchange forwards David Faiumu and Sam Rapira. Mannering was in the centres in the Anzac Test.
Centres Paul Whatuira and Steve Matai plus interchange utility Shontayne Hape are recalled after missing the Anzac Test. Matai and Hape were both involved in the Tri Nations campaign last year while the last of Whatuira's 11 tests was last year's Anzac Test.
CENTENARY TEST
KIWIS V KANGAROOS
WESTPAC STADIUM, WELLINGTON
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14
KIWIS
1 Krisnan Inu
2 Luke Covell
3 Steve Matai
4 Paul Whatuira
5 Taniela Tuiaki
6 Ben Roberts
7 Jeremy Smith
8 Roy Asotasi (c)
9 Dene Halatau
10 Fuifui Moimoi
11 Simon Mannering
12 Frank Pritchard
13 Jeremy Smith
Interchange:
14 David Faiumu
15 Shontayne Hape
16 Sam Rapira
17 Jeff Lima
ISSUED ON BEHALF OF NEW ZEALAND RUGBY LEAGUE
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 2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
8 games; 1 tries, 21/33 goals, 46 points.
[View] Round 1 [15 Mar 08] W 16-10 v Sea Eagles (A). [WG] 8 Pts; 4/5g
[View] Round 2 [23 Mar 08] W 17-16 v Storm (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 2/5g
[View] Round 3 [29 Mar 08] L 4-18 v Gold Coast (A). [WG]
[View] Round 4 [05 Apr 08] W 18-16 v Dragons (A). [WG] 6 Pts; 3/4g
[View] Round 5 [14 Apr 08] W 12-10 v Rabbitohs (A). [WG] 8 Pts; 1t, 2/3g
[View] Round 6 [19 Apr 08] L 20-21 v Panthers (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 2/4g
[View] Round 7 [27 Apr 08] L 16-20 v Tigers (H). [WG] 8 Pts; 4/5g
[View] Round 9 [10 May 08] W 24-18 v Cowboys (A). [WG] 8 Pts; 4/5g
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
21 games; 10 tries, 68/83 goals, 176 points.
[View] Round 1 [17 Mar 07] W 18-0 v Panthers (H). [WG] 10 Pts; 1t, 3/4g
[View] Round 2 [26 Mar 07] L 16-18 v Gold Coast (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 2/2g
[View] Round 3 [31 Mar 07] L 16-26 v Rabbitohs (H). [WG] 8 Pts; 1t (33rd), 2/2g
[View] Round 4 [09 Apr 07] W 40-4 v Dragons (H). [WG] 12 Pts; 6/7g
[View] Round 5 [15 Apr 07] L 12-14 v Tigers (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 2/3g
[View] Round 7 [30 Apr 07] L 16-20 v Knights (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 2/3g
[View] Round 8 [05 May 07] W 22-20 v Warriors (A). [WG] 6 Pts; 3/6g
[View] Round 9 [11 May 07] W 16-8 v Broncos (H). [WG] 8 Pts; 4/4g
[View] Round 10 [20 May 07] W 30-20 v Bulldogs (A). [WG] 10 Pts; 5/5g
[View] Round 11 [26 May 07] L 12-13 v Roosters (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 2/2g
[View] Round 12 [02 Jun 07] L 24-26 v Cowboys (A). [WG] 8 Pts; 4/4g
[View] Round 13 [11 Jun 07] W 20-16 v Dragons (A). [CT] 12 Pts; 1t, 4/4g
[View] Round 14 [16 Jun 07] L 2-12 v Warriors (H). [WG] 2 Pts; 1/1g
[View] Round 15 [24 Jun 07] L 12-16 v Rabbitohs (A). [WG]
[View] Round 17 [08 Jul 07] L 12-14 v Bulldogs (H). [WG] 12 Pts; 1t, 4/4g
[View] Round 19 [20 Jul 07] L 22-29 v Sea Eagles (H). [WG]
[View] Round 20 [29 Jul 07] L 16-30 v Broncos (A). [WG]
[View] Round 21 [06 Aug 07] L 16-17 v Storm (H). [WG] 8 Pts; 4/4g
[View] Round 23 [18 Aug 07] L 28-29 v Tigers (H). [WG] 16 Pts; 2t, 4/5g
[View] Round 24 [25 Aug 07] W 28-12 v Gold Coast (H). [WG] 12 Pts; 1t, 4/5g
[View] Round 25 [01 Sep 07] W 22-12 v Raiders (A). [WG] 14 Pts; 2t, 3/5g
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
24 games; 8 tries, 80/101 goals, 192 points.
[View] Round 2 [18 Mar 06] L 12-16 v Broncos (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 2/3g
[View] Round 3 [25 Mar 06] L 18-20 v Sea Eagles (A). [WG] 6 Pts; 3/4g
[View] Round 4 [01 Apr 06] W 24-22 v Rabbitohs (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 2/5g
[View] Round 5 [08 Apr 06] L 24-28 v Roosters (H). [WG] 12 Pts; 1t, 4/4g
[View] Round 6 [16 Apr 06] L 16-42 v Tigers (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 2/3g
[View] Round 7 [22 Apr 06] W 24-22 v Cowboys (H). [WG] 8 Pts; 4/5g
[View] Round 8 [28 Apr 06] W 40-12 v Panthers (A). [WG] 20 Pts; 2t, 6/7g
[View] Round 9 [07 May 06] W 30-12 v Dragons (H). [WG] 12 Pts; 1t, 4/5g
[View] Round 10 [14 May 06] W 38-28 v Raiders (A). [WG] 10 Pts; 5/8g
[View] Round 11 [21 May 06] L 24-32 v Bulldogs (A). [WG] 8 Pts; 1t, 2/5g
[View] Round 12 [27 May 06] W 34-20 v Warriors (H). [WG] 10 Pts; 5/6g
[View] Round 14 [10 Jun 06] W 26-4 v Cowboys (A). [WG] 10 Pts; 5/5g
[View] Round 15 [17 Jun 06] W 15-12 v Sea Eagles (H). [WG] 6 Pts; 3/3g
[View] Round 16 [24 Jun 06] W 26-16 v Knights (A). [WG] 10 Pts; 5/5g
[View] Round 17 [02 Jul 06] L 12-26 v Broncos (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 2/2g
[View] Round 18 [09 Jul 06] L 10-22 v Tigers (H). [WG] 6 Pts; 3/3g
[View] Round 19 [16 Jul 06] L 32-38 v Roosters (A). [WG] 12 Pts; 6/6g
[View] Round 20 [21 Jul 06] L 12-28 v Storm (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 2/2g
[View] Round 21 [28 Jul 06] L 18-22 v Knights (H). [WG] 6 Pts; 3/4g
[View] Round 22 [05 Aug 06] L 10-12 v Warriors (A). [WG] 6 Pts; 1t, 1/2g
[View] Round 23 [12 Aug 06] L 14-34 v Eels (H). [WG] 6 Pts; 3/3g
[View] Round 24 [19 Aug 06] L 28-32 v Panthers (H). [WG] 8 Pts; 4/5g
[View] Round 25 [26 Aug 06] L 4-18 v Dragons (A). [WG]
[View] Round 26 [02 Sep 06] L 24-26 v Raiders (H). [WG] 16 Pts; 2t, 4/5g
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
22 games; 9 tries, 75 goals, 186 points.
[View] Round 1 [12 Mar 05] W 20-14 v Panthers (H). [WG] 8 Pts; 4/4g
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 05] L 20-46 v Sea Eagles (A). [WG] 8 Pts; 1t (35th), 2/4g
[View] Round 3 [26 Mar 05] W 18-10 v Eels (A). [WG] 10 Pts; 1t (59th), 3/3g
[View] Round 4 [03 Apr 05] W 26-12 v Bulldogs (H). [WG] 14 Pts; 1t (4th), 5/5g
[View] Round 5 [09 Apr 05] W 38-6 v Cowboys (H). [WG] 14 Pts; 1t (27th), 5/7g
[View] Round 7 [23 Apr 05] L 12-16 v Broncos (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 2/3g
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 05] W 30-10 v Storm (A). [WG] 10 Pts; 5/7g
[View] Round 9 [07 May 05] W 28-24 v Warriors (H). [WG] 8 Pts; 4/5g
[View] Round 10 [15 May 05] W 32-26 v Raiders (A). [WG] 12 Pts; 6/6g
[View] Round 11 [22 May 05] W 30-22 v Panthers (A). [WG] 14 Pts; 2t (18th, 64th), 3/6g
[View] Round 12 [28 May 05] L 26-34 v Eels (H). [WG] 10 Pts; 1t (77th), 3/5g
[View] Round 13 [04 Jun 05] L 14-56 v Cowboys (A). [WG] 2 Pts; 1/3g
[View] Round 14 [10 Jun 05] L 18-34 v Tigers (A). [WG] 6 Pts; 3/3g
[View] Round 15 [17 Jun 05] W 16-10 v Roosters (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 2/4g
[View] Round 17 [03 Jul 05] L 10-22 v Broncos (A). [WG] 2 Pts; 1/2g
[View] Round 18 [09 Jul 05] L 14-24 v Souths (A). [WG] 2 Pts; 1/3g
[View] Round 22 [06 Aug 05] W 40-16 v Storm (H). [WG] 12 Pts; 6/8g
[View] Round 23 [13 Aug 05] L 8-14 v Roosters (A). [WG] 8 Pts; 1t (67th), 2/2g
[View] Round 24 [21 Aug 05] W 68-6 v Sea Eagles (H). [WG] 20 Pts; 10/12g
[View] Round 25 [27 Aug 05] L 14-44 v Knights (A). [WG] 6 Pts; 1t (53rd), 1/3g
[View] Round 26 [03 Sep 05] L 22-26 v Souths (H). [WG] 6 Pts; 3/5g
[View] Finals Week One [10 Sep 05] L 22-28 v Dragons (A). [WG] 6 Pts; 3/4g
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership
Wests Tigers
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