Aaron Woods’ season from hell has continued with the beleaguered Wests Tigers captain almost certain to miss the State of Origin series opener through injury.

Scans have shown the front-rower tore a hamstring in the Tigers’ 22-16 loss to Cronulla last Saturday night and will be sidelined for up to eight weeks.

The best-case scenario is Woods will be fit again in four weeks, leaving the Canterbury-bound NSW enforcer racing the clock for Origin I in Brisbane on May 31.

In a worst case scenario, he could also miss the second game in Sydney on June 21.