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NRL: Injured NZ Warriors star Luke Metcalf returns early to face Tigers

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Luke Metcalf of the Warriors is helped off the field after an injury against the Warriors.

Luke Metcalf of the Warriors is helped off the field after an injury against the Warriors. (Source: Photosport)

NZ Warriors star Luke Metcalf has been named for an early return to action, when his team take on Wests Tigers at Go Media Stadium on Friday night.

By Grant Chapman of RNZ

Metcalf, 27, suffered a season-ending knee injury last June and was originally slated for a return about rounds 8-10, but that was advanced to rounds 7/8 two weeks ago.

That prognosis has leapt forward spectacularly – about a month – and coach Andrew Webster has named him at five-eighth for the round-four encounter against Wests.

Metcalf was leading Dally M Medal standings – the NRL's Most Valuable Player award – when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament against Brisbane Broncos.

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NRL: Injured NZ Warriors star Luke Metcalf returns early to face Tigers

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