NRL Penrith Panthers enforcer Spencer Leniu rushed into surgery after suffering a ruptured testicle

NSW Origin hopeful Spencer Leniu is desperate to make his debut for the Blues in the upcoming series – so much so he tried to return to training this week the day after rupturing a testicle.

The hard-nosed Samoan international, 22, suffered the eye-watering injury during an opposed session with the Panthers and was rushed to hospital for surgery.

The club has since confirmed Leniu won’t play on Friday night against the Roosters.

‘Panthers prop Spencer Leniu has been ruled out after suffering a high impact injury at an opposed training session on Wednesday night,’ the club statement read.

‘The incident resulted in Leniu suffering a ruptured testicle, which required him to undergo surgery at Nepean Hospital.

NSW Origin hopeful Spencer Leniu is so desperate to make his debut for the Blues this year that he tried to return to training 24 hours after rupturing a testicle

Brad Fittler will name his NSW Blues Origin squad for game one on May 21 – and if fit, Leniu is said to be in contention for a bench spot

‘The representative prop is recovering well at home, with a return-to-play date yet to be determined.’

With NSW Blues coach Brad Fittler naming his Origin squad on May 21, Leniu has one more match to potentially impress, against the Broncos next Thursday.

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The front-rower will also need to be cleared by Penrith’s medical staff.

It is understood Leniu is looking at wearing protective gear, just like Cowboys five-eighth Tom Dearden, who suffered the same injury last season.

‘He’s a tough kid,’ North Queensland coach Todd Payten said of Dearden at the time.

‘It was a remarkable effort to finish the game, and the way he played, wow.

‘He was our best player out there.’ 

Leniu (pictured being tackled against the Warriors last Saturday) has been in outstanding form for the Panthers this season

Last season on Anzac Day, former Warriors playmaker Chanel Harris-Tavita also ruptured a testicle in eye-watering scenes

On Anzac Day last season, former Warriors playmaker Chanel Harris-Tavita revealed playing with a ruptured testicle in a match against the Melbourne Storm was the ‘worst pain he’s ever experienced’ and that the injury was ‘so agonising he couldn’t even talk.’

‘Worst [pain] I‘ve ever had, by far,’ he said. ‘I‘m lucky I had teammates around me that were talking to me, because I couldn’t really talk.

‘I definitely knew something was wrong at the end of the game. 

‘The doctor took me straight into the ultrasound and the whole thing was bruised – I was in agony.’