Reds centre Samu Kerevi breaks hand in blow to Australia hopes
Sunday 1 May 2016 08:43, UK
Samu Kerevi's hopes of breaking into the Australia squad for the June internationals against England have suffered a blow after he broke his hand in the Reds' win over the Cheetahs on Saturday.
The powerful outside centre, widely tipped for international duty after impressing in Super Rugby, came off early in the second half of the Reds' 30-17 win at Lang Park and shed tears on the sideline as he iced his wrist.
The 22-year-old will undergo surgery on Tuesday and is expected to be out of action for up to four weeks.
That would leave Fiji-born Kerevi, cousin of former Wallabies forward Radike Samo, in a race to be fit for the first match of the three-Test England series in Brisbane on June 11.
"He's got a level head on himself," Reds captain James Slipper said.
"We all know he's a future Wallaby so he just needs to keep being consistent, stay humble and keep working hard."
Kerevi's injury soured the rebuilding Reds' second win of the season and comes ahead of a difficult assignment against the Crusaders in Christchurch
