Australia’s rising rugby star Treyon Pritchard faces a number of months sidelined after sustaining a extreme leg damage sustained in an obvious hip-drop deal with whereas taking part in for the Junior Wallabies on the Junior World Championships.
Pritchard let loose a scream of agony after Welsh half-back Sion Davies dragged the 19-year-old down from behind and positioned all of his weight on Pritchard’s decrease legs. He suffered a proper fibula fracture and ligament joint damage. The younger star is scheduled to endure surgical procedure after coming back from Georgia on Thursday.
Hip-drop tackles have been banned within the NRL and NFL for a number of years, however rugby has no clear legal guidelines in opposition to the apply. World Rugby Rule 9.13 states that “a participant should not deal with an opponent early, late or dangerously”, and the choice of whether or not a hip-drop deal with falls underneath these requirements is left to the discretion of referees. Irish referee Robbie Jenkinson didn’t award Davies a penalty for the incident.
New Zealand Rugby is encouraging referees to implement this regulation in group video games to scale back threat to ball carriers.
Pritchard beforehand had a breakout season with the Queensland Reds in Tremendous Rugby Pacific, scoring twice as head act for the Junior Wallabies in video games in opposition to Fiji and France, and is presently in talks with Rugby Australia to increase his contract past 2027.
We want Trayvon Pritchard a speedy restoration. It seemed imply. https://t.co/tZBiR2o5Ne pic.twitter.com/BnWYHqWKJg
— Steve Lenthall (@steve_l15) July 12, 2026
He’s additionally on the radar of the NRL and PNG Chiefs.
Pritchard is predicted to be sidelined for a number of months as a consequence of fusion surgical procedure, which generally requires a 3 to 6 month restoration. Prolonged taking part in time would get rid of the potential of the rising star being referred to as as much as the Wallabies Nations Championship squad on the finish of the 12 months.
Junior Wallabies teammate Chase Geros suffered the same bond damage earlier within the event when he was tackled by a hip drop within the second recreation in opposition to Spain.
Wallabies winger Max Jorgensen was in peril of lacking the 2025 British and Irish Lions sequence after sustaining an adhesive damage in a hip-drop deal with in the course of the Waratahs’ recreation in opposition to the Hurricanes. He underwent surgical procedure and recovered in time for the Wallabies’ opening take a look at in opposition to Fiji.
A latest surge in accidents has introduced hip-drop tackles again into the highlight, reigniting the talk about banning them altogether.
