This Thread for any players who were likely to be playing in forthcoming Rugby League World Cup but will be missing due to injury or another reason.
I'll start by letting you know that England's World Cup hopes received a setback when Bradford's outstanding forward Sam Burgess was told he must undergo shoulder surgery which will force him to miss the tournament.
He was named young player of the year for 2007 after an outstanding first full season in Super League and made a try-scoring debut for Great Britain against New Zealand last October at the age of 18.