Queensland State of Origin hopeful Jai Arrow has been taken to hospital with abdominal and rib pain in the Gold Coast’s 32-18 loss to Canberra at GIO Stadium.
Arrow was hurt trying to tackle Junior Paulo early in the Titans’ fourth straight loss, as they finished with just one man on the bench at the end of their horror trip to the nation’s capital.
He walked from the field with the assistance of trainers, but vomited at half-time after a fitness test and was later seen in an ambulance.
The 22-year-old has battled back spasms for the past month after he missed the start of the year with a rib injury, but has still been the Titans’ best this year.
Queensland prop Jarrod Wallace also left the field early with illness and didn’t return, while bench forward Keegan Hipgrave was later taken from the field with a concussion test.
It came as potential Titans recruit Shannon Boyd left an early impression on his likely new club, starring in the 14-point win for Canberra.
A day after Titans coach Garth Brennan declared his interest in the former Kangaroos prop, the Titans could have desperately done with his power as he staved off a potential Gold Coast comeback.
After the Raiders gave up an 18-0 lead to the Titans in the opening round, they would have been nervous after their 20-0 half-time lead was reduced to 20-12 just eight minutes into the second half.
But it was then Boyd came into his own, as he pushed his way over from close to the line to extend the gap to 14 with 25 minutes to play.
He then put the Raiders in the position for their next try from the ensuing kick off, when he busted downfield from his own end to put Canberra in the position for Jordan Rapana to later score.
Canberra captain Jarrod Croker also scored 12 points in the win, as he extended his record to 14 tries in 18 games against the Titans – the most of any player against the club in history.