Penrith forward Leilani Latu will miss the rest of the NRL season after scans confirmed he broke his jaw in Thursday’s win over Canterbury.

The 24-year-old Latu was hospitalised after sustaining the injury in the second-half of the 16-8 win at Pepper Stadium.

He will be sidelined for 10 weeks, missing the last six regular-season matches and finals should the ninth-placed Panthers finish inside the top-eight.