Apr 19th, 2018

Apr 19th, 2018

Rugby league’s unluckiest player Tautau Moga will make rugby league history in the most unwanted of ways tomorrow.

The Newcastle centre will undergo reconstructions of both his knees in what is believed to be a rugby league first.

"I’ve never heard of something like this - poor bloke," league historian David Middleton told Wide World of Sports.

The dual operations must cast some doubt over the 24-year-old’s career but the Knights are confident he will fully recover in time for next season.

It has been extensively reported that Moga tore the ACL in his right knee against the Dragons earlier this month and was out for the year.

But Wide World of Sports has learned that the Knights tested Moga’s left knee - which has been reconstructed three times in his injury-plagued career - and found it also needs major surgery.

Moga suffered the injury nearly three weeks ago but surgeons have been unable to operate until the swelling went down.

He goes under the knife tomorrow - and then begins the long road back to paying football again in 2019.