WAKEFIELD TRINITY are likely to be without star signing Roger Tuivasa-Sheck at the beginning of next season after confirmation he has suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury.

The New Zealand Warriors livewire suffered the knee injury in his side’s win over St George Illawarra Dragons on Saturday.

Tuivasa-Sheck’s statement signing was announced by Wakefield in March, penning a two-year deal from 2027.

A former Dally M Medal and International Golden Boot winner, the 32-year-old is set to finish his NRL career having played 242 games – 84 for Sydney Roosters and 158 for the Warriors – and scored 77 tries.

Tuivasa-Sheck has suffered an ACL injury in the past, needing a reconstruction ten years ago on the same left knee he has damaged again.

A full rupture generally comes with a nine-month rehabilitation period, which leaves him likely to miss the whole of his first Wakefield pre-season plus the start of the next Super League campaign.

In the shorter term, Tuivasa-Sheck will be unable to help the Warriors’ bid for a first NRL title following a strong start to the season which has put them second in the table with eight wins from ten games.

He will also miss this autumn’s World Cup, in which he was set to represent his birth country of Samoa after switching allegiance from New Zealand – whom he has represented in both rugby league and union – in 2024.