Leeds and England winger Ryan Hall ruled out for the season
England winger Ryan Hall has played his last match for Leeds and will miss the autumn internationals with a knee injury.
Hall, 30, who is leaving the Rhinos at the end of the season to join NRL club Sydney Roosters, has been ruled out for the rest of the 2018 campaign due to the ACL injury he sustained in Saturday's 48-22 win over Toulouse.
It means Hall will finish his career with his hometown club with an impressive record of 233 tries in 330 appearances and will remain fifth in their all-time list.
Leeds director of rugby Kevin Sinfield, a former team-mate, said: "This is desperately disappointing news for Ryan first and foremost.
"He has been a big player for the squad this season and I know how much he wanted to help the side during our Qualifiers campaign to make sure he finished his time at the club on the best possible note.
"He is a complete professional, who looks after himself, and I am sure he will fully recover from this setback.
"Our medical team will be in touch with the Roosters to ensure Ryan has the best possible support to get back to playing as soon as possible.
"In the meantime, Ryan knows he has the backing of everyone here at the Rhinos."
Hall has been with the Rhinos since making his debut in 2007. He is a six-time Grand Final winner and won the Lance Todd Trophy in 2014 with a two-try man of the match performance to bring the Challenge Cup trophy back to Headingley for the first time in 15 years.
He also scored two tries, including a long-range interception, to help Leeds win the 2012 World Club Challenge against Manly Sea Eagles but will be best remembered for his last-gasp try against Huddersfield to seal the 2015 League Leaders Shield that kept the dream of the treble alive.
On the international stage, Hall is England's all-time record tryscorer and took his total to 35 in this summer's win over New Zealand in Denver, where he won his 38th cap.
He will now miss England's one-off international against France on October 17 and the three-Test series against New Zealand.
Hall, who has signed a two-year contract with the Roosters, sounded a positive note on his Twitter account, writing: "I've had better days. But I'll be back. It'll be a good mental test anyway."
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