Maroons, Blues sweating after two Origin stars cruelled

Both State of Origin camps are sweating after Queensland’s Jai Arrow and New South Wales’ Cameron Murray suffered injuries as the Rabbitohs beat the Titans 46-28 on Saturday.

Queensland forward Arrow is now racing to be fit for game two at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on June 21 after he injured his right ankle in the first half of the Titans clash, before watching the second half on crutches and in a moon boot at Gold Coast’s Cbus Super Stadium.

And Blues coach Brad Fittler also has cause for concern after Murray, one of the game’s premier back-rowers, limped from the field in the second half with a groin issue.

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Arrow was hopeful as he addressed his injury in an interview with Fox League.

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“I put it in a moon boot but we will see the damage when I get scans,” Arrow said.

“(My ankle) feels really jammed up at the back and I did get told it is a syndesmosis, but hopefully it is a minor grading.

“It is a bit disappointing, but happy we got the two points.”

Murray wasn’t at his physical best heading into the game and worsened throughout.

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“I was a bit sore and tight. I thought it was just a little bit of tightness and I thought after five or 10 minutes it just would have warmed up,” Murray said.

“But I got a bit sore during the game and then there was a tackle there where I kind of overstretched it a bit.

“I’m hoping for good results (with scans).”

Arrow and Murray both started on the bench in the Origin opener, won by Queensland 26-18 at Adelaide Oval on Wednesday night.

The Rabbitohs’ victory over the Titans ensured they bounced back from a 33-26 defeat to the Raiders.

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