Roosters forward Pani Hopoate will have a nervous wait ahead of her after she was sin binned during her side’s 40-16 win for a gruesome hip drop tackle on Cowboys centre Jasmine Peters.
Midway through the second half, Peters hit the ball up before Hopoate fell on her ankle with the centre letting out an audible scream.
“(There’s) immediate concern for that right ankle,” NRLW legend Ruan Sims said on Nine’s coverage.
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Footage then showed concern in the Cowboys coaching box, in particular head coach Ben Jeffries.
“They’d be very stressed about that injury,” former Jillaroo Allana Ferguson said.
After a significant stoppage in play, Peters had to be helped off the field but in a good sign for Cowboys fans, she smiled as she left.
Hopoate was also given her marching orders but it didn’t affect the result with the Roosters continuing to run in tries during her absence.
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Post-game, Jeffries confirmed the injury for Peters was a “suspected syndesmosis (injury), so not good”.
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Tarryn Aiken was the star for the Roosters, finishing with two tries as the Roosters flicked a switch in the second half after holding a 18-10 lead at the break.
The win for the Tricolours keeps them in second as the regular season ends while the Cowboys finished ninth.
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