Panthers winger Josh Mansour has received a late call-up to the Kangaroos squad ahead of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.
Mansour's inclusion comes at the expense of Darius Boyd, who failed a fitness test with Kangaroos medical staff on Thursday morning.
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The call-up sees him join Panthers teammate Reagan Campbell-Gillard in the Australian squad, after the prop forward also received a surprise call from Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga.
Mansour claimed the Senior Education Award at the Panthers end of season event on Wednesday night while Reagan Campbell-Gillard took home the prestigious Merv Cartwright Medal.
"Obviously it’s disappointing for Darius, who has been a fantastic player for the Kangaroos," Meninga said.
"It will be wonderful to see Josh back in the Kangaroos jersey after his injury in last year’s Four Nations.
"I know how disappointed he was to be injured last year and I know how passionate he is about the green and gold.
"It is a credit to him that he has been able to return to the highest representative honours."
The updated squad, listed alphabetically, is as follows:
Player |
NRL Club |
Junior Club |
Reagan Campbell-Gillard |
Penrith Panthers |
Windsor Wolves |
Will Chambers |
Melbourne Storm |
Nhulunbuy, NT |
Boyd Cordner (vc) |
Sydney Roosters |
Old Bar Pirates |
Cooper Cronk |
Melbourne Storm |
Souths Acacia |
Josh Dugan |
St George Illawarra Dragons |
South Tuggeranong Knights/Valley Dragons |
Tyson Frizell |
St George Illawarra Dragons |
Corrimal Cougars |
Dane Gagai |
Newcastle Knights |
Souths Sharks |
Matt Gillett |
Brisbane Broncos |
Bribie Island Warrigals |
Wade Graham |
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
Blacktown City |
Valentine Holmes |
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
Western Lions/Townsville |
Ben Hunt |
Brisbane Broncos |
Blackwater Crushers |
Felise Kaufusi |
Melbourne Storm |
Bundaberg Brothers |
David Klemmer |
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
All Saints Toongabbie |
Josh McGuire |
Brisbane Broncos |
Aspley |
James Maloney |
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
St Edwards, Gosford |
Josh Mansour |
Penrith Panthers |
St Johns Eagles/Kingsgrove Colts |
Jordan McLean |
Melbourne Storm |
Young Cherrypickers |
Michael Morgan |
North Queensland Cowboys |
Townsville Brothers |
Cameron Munster |
Melbourne Storm |
Norths Knights |
Billy Slater |
Melbourne Storm |
Innisfail |
Cameron Smith (c) |
Melbourne Storm |
Logan Brothers |
Jake Trbojevic |
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Mona Vale Raiders |
Tom Trbojevic |
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Mona Vale Raiders |
Aaron Woods |
Wests Tigers |
Leichhardt Juniors |
