More than a quarter of Canterbury’s NRL squad were kept away from training on Monday, just days out from a must-win match against Penrith.

Canterbury kept their finals hopes alive despite Matt Burton also returning home for a family issue, and as it was revealed Jacob Kiraz had been playing with a torn calf.

More than a quarter of Canterbury’s NRL squad were kept away from training on Monday, just days out from a must-win match against Penrith.