The NRL_Bulldogs today suffered a fresh kick in the guts, with Viliame Kikau tearing his pec muscle at training. The gun recruit is likely to miss three months of football, joining Josh Addo-Carr in the club's injury ward. samdjodan 9News MORE:
Kikau was one of the biggest recruits of this season, having left two-time reigning premiers Penrith to join the Belmore club."I've just got word through that Viliame Kikau has torn a pec muscle at training," Gould said."That's football... thunderbolts happen. You get a thunderbolt out of the blue.
"Surgery on Monday will probably determine his fate, but at the moment they're hopeful of eight to 10 weeks I suppose."Kikau, 28, played 123 games for the Panthers before being squeezed out last year, and signing with the Bulldogs. He's also represented Fiji 16 times and is considered one of the most damaging backrowers in the game.
He played the first five games this season for his new club before a concussion at training forced him into a mandatory 11-day NRL stand-down, missing round six. He was all set to return to the team for Sunday's game against Parramatta, but now looks set to miss at least half the season.For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by
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