AN INJURY to New Zealand recruit Mitchell Sullivan forced Young captain-coach Neil Thorman to put the celebrations on hold after the Cherrypickers broke through for their first win of the season at Alfred Oval on Sunday.
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In a bitter blow to Young, Sullivan sustained a sickening compound fracture of the ankle as the Cherrypickers smashed Tumut 54-4.
Young were on target for a cricket score victory, Sullivan was hurt in the 65th minute, forcing the game to be prematurely stopped.
After consulting with the respective captains, referee Max Biles allowed the game clock to run out as Sullivan was treated on the field.
Thorman reported the Kiwi front rower would not play again this year.
“It’s a terrible shame,” Thorman said. “He has a dislocated ankle and a compound fracture.”
The injury came only a fortnight after Sullivan landed in Young and was a sorry end to the team’s first win.
“It’s obviously taken the gloss off things,” Thorman said.
