James Tedesco is about to play within the State of Origin collection opener solely days after being axed, following scans revealing Dylan Edwards has strained his left quadriceps.
Edwards is about to stay with the Blues however Tedesco will be a part of the squad in Sydney as a substitute of taking part in fullback for the Sydney Roosters at the moment.
Edwards went for scans on Sunday morning after pulling up sore following a coaching session at NSW’s Blue Mountains camp on Saturday.
The Blues mentioned on the time they’d wait till Sunday to make a name on Edwards’s health and had since determined taking part in him could be too dangerous.
The New South Wales Rugby League is presently looking for an exemption from the Australian Rugby League Fee to carry Tedesco in from outdoors its preliminary 20-man squad.
Pending that exemption being granted, Tedesco will make a fairytale return to the Blues solely days on from Michael Maguire’s preliminary resolution to axe him following 22 consecutive video games because the state’s fullback.
AAP
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