Five-eighth Kieran Foran is set to miss the Kiwis end of year tour of England with an elbow injury.
The injury prevented Foran from doing a single weights upper-body weights session throughout the final 12 rounds of the NRL season with Manly.
Now with the Parramatta Eels for 2016, Foranhad x-rays with his new club's medical staff two weeks ago which revealed he had aggravated the injury and had suffered a torn ligament.
The 25-year-old confirmed the injury has ruled him out of the Kiwis four-game tour of England in late October and November.
"It's disappointing because I was really looking forward to going, but the reality is I have a genuine injury and the medical advice is that it wouldn't be the best thing to do," Foran told Fox Sports.
"If I was to go on the tour, I wouldn't have got back until mid-November. Then I've got to give it (elbow) 10 to 12 weeks rest, so I was looking at late January before I'm back into it.
"It's just too late a start. Especially starting at a new club, I just don't think I can do it.
"Not going on the tour is disappointing, but I just to have to put my body first for once. So many times I haven't done it and it does end up putting you behind.
"I need to be able to have myself in the best condition I can have myself in for next season."
The New Zealand Rugby League confirmed today that Foran had discussed his situation with Kiwis coach Stephen Kearney and been officially ruled out of the tour.
Kearney is expected to address media later today following the announcement of new additions to the Kiwis train-on squad.
