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Tate also confirmed that Storm's centre suffered a syndesmosis injury while attempting to score a try in the first half, which meant the end of the night for him.

KPP's return date announced after horrific leg wound

Kai Pearce-Paul from Newcastle could be back in the 27th round despite a 15cm cut that required internal and external stitches.

The 23-year-old sustained the injury on Saturday in Newcastle's season-saving win over the Rabbitohs when teammate Dylan Lucas took an own shot off his boot, leaving a gaping wound on his shin.

Pearce-Paul has been ruled out of the Knights' must-win match against the Titans on Sunday but could return for the final game against the Dolphins, with medical advisers weighing up whether he can fit a shin pad on his leg to protect the wound.

The English representative described the moment when he saw the cut that required emergency surgery.

“I’ll be honest, I didn’t know [at the time],” Pearce-Paul told the Sydney Morning Herald.

“I didn't notice it until a few plays later when there was a stoppage. I looked down and thought it was a normal abrasion. Then I looked again and thought, 'Oh.' It was open and looked like a hot dog bun with a little bit of meat hanging out of it.

“I am next to [team-mate] Phoenix Crossland and I thought, “Phoen, is that my bone?” There was white in the middle. He swore when he saw it. I literally went straight to the doctor. I don't know if the bone or the flesh was a different color, but it was so deep – and it wasn't pretty.”

Pearce-Paul was admitted to hospital on Saturday evening and the wound was cleaned before surgery on Sunday morning.

Newcastle coach Adam O'Brien said Pearce-Paul's teammates were surprised by his calmness following the injury.

“I'm pretty good at dealing with these things,” he said. “I couldn't believe it more than anything else. I didn't really understand how it happened. It was more of a shock and I just thought, 'What the hell happened here?'

“[But] I was pretty interested when they examined it. I'm not one to be too squeamish. The guys said I looked pretty casual when they examined it. It's just a long piece coming out of the leg. Surprisingly, it didn't hurt as much as I thought it would.”

INJURED IN ROUND 26

Marion Seve (ankle, TB)

Ryan Papenhuyzen (Cork, to be announced)

COMPLETE ACCIDENT STATION

BRONCOS

Payne Haas (foot, rounds 26-27)

Reece Walsh (wrist, round 26-27

Jack Gosiewski (arm, final)

Ezra Mam (ankle, season)

Jock Madden (thigh, unspecified)

RAIDER

Pasami Saulo (back, 2025)

Zac Hosking (shoulder, 2025)

Corey Harawira-Naera (seizure/medical, undetermined)

BULLDOGS

Karl Oloapu (neck, unspecified)

Ryan Sutton (knee, 2025)

Kurt Mann (Collarbone, 2025)

Sharks

Nicho Hynes (ankle, round 26)

Kade Dykes (Knee, 2025)

DOLPHINS

Jeremy Marshall-King (foot, round 26)

Tom Flegler (shoulder, 2025)

Tom Gilbert (Knee, 2025)

Euain Aitken (pec, 2025)

TITANS

Harley Smith-Shields (thigh, round 25)

Tino Fa'asuamaleaui (Knee, 2025)

SEAEAGLE

Jake Arthur (Foot, 2025)

STORM

Xavier Coates (thigh, round 26)

Bronson Garlick (back, undetermined)

Jonah Pezet (Knee, 2025)

KNIGHT

Enari Tuala (calf, to be announced)

Tyson Gamble (hand, to be announced)

Kai Pearce-Paul (leg, TBC)

COWBOY

Jake Granville (chest, to be announced)

Jason Taumalolo (cheekbones, TBC)

Jamayne Taunoa-Brown (Achilles, tbd)

Coen Hess (Knee, 2025)

Zac Laybutt (knee, 2025)

Eels

J'maine Hopgood (back, 2025)

Arthur Miller-Stephen (Knee, 2025)

Bailey Simonsson (knee, 2025)

Junior Paulo (foot, 2025)

PANTHER

Jesse McLean (collarbone, round 26)

Nathan Cleary (shoulder, final)

RABBIT

Lachlan Ilias (Leg, 2025)

Latrell Mitchell (foot, 2025)

Campbell Graham (Breastbone, 2025)

Jai Arrow (Shoulder, 2025)

Alex Johnston (Achilles, 2025)

Cameron Murray (suspension, 2025)

DRAGONS

Kyle Flanagan (suspension, first week of finals)

Cody Ramsey (illness, undetermined)

Corey Allan (Knee, 2025)

COCKS

Joseph Sua'ali'i (shoulder, TB)

Billy Smith (ankle, round 25)

Egan Butcher (Knee, 2025)

WARRIOR

Jackson Ford (knee, TB)

Rocco Berry (shoulder, unspecified)

Tohu Harris (Wrist, 2025)

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (concussion, 2025)

Adam Pompey (concussion, 2025)

TIGER

Staford To'a (thigh, to be announced)

Aidan Sezer (shoulder, TB)

Justin Olam (Knee, 2025)

Jahream Bula (shoulder, 2025)