 Toopi was on the ground injured as Saints scored their second try |
Leeds' hopes of retaining their Super League title have suffered a major blow after Ryan Hall and Clinton Toopi were ruled out for the rest of the season. Both were injured in the Challenge Cup semi-final loss to St Helens. Hall broke a foot bone and Toopi suffered a serious knee ligament injury. New Zealand international centre Toopi could be out for up to a year and as a result will miss the World Cup. He had already missed four months of the season with a dislocated shoulder.  | 606: DEBATE |
"He's done his anterior cruciate ligament and he needs to get other work done too," coach Brian McClennan told the Yorkshire Evening Post. "He will be out for a long time, it will probably be around nine months and it could be a year. He's had a hell of a season, but there's nothing we can do about it." The pair join Brent Webb, Rob Burrow, Ali Lauitiiti, Jamie Jones-Buchanan, Ryan Bailey and Danny McGuire on a worryingly long Rhinos injury list. "The knee gave way under me," said Toopi, who hobbled off five minutes before half-time. "I just felt like there was no support." There are still six weeks of the Super League season to go, followed by the play-offs. The World Cup then takes centre stage, kicking off on 25 October.
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