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Late mum's wisdom guiding Rabbitohs young gun Tyrone Munro after twin tragedies
Tyrone Munro has credited his late mother for instilling the 'undying passion' for rugby league that has guided him through a year of personal tragedy and professional setbacks. It was almost a year ago that Munro won the hearts of the NRL world by playing for South Sydney during a week of devastation off the field. Only 19 at the time, the winger bravely put his hand up to play against NRL powerhouse Penrith just two days after losing his mother Kirawhan Fernando, and on the same day he lost his uncle Raymond Caldwell. After the twin tragedies, Munro looked set to finally become a regular first-grader at South Sydney in 2025 following a wretched run of injuries. But in Round 1, Munro fractured his collarbone for a third time in little more than a year, so has gone on to play only 10 of a possible 22 games. Through it all, it has been the wisdom of his late mother that has kept Munro going. 'At the end of the day, whatever's happening to my life, that's on me. It's not on anyone else. I don't sit around and wait for people to message me and see how I'm feeling,' he told AAP. 'Regardless of how I'm feeling, I'm going to get up and I'm going to do what I'm going to do. 'I proved that last year when I went through that tragic time, because I love this sport, I've got a passion for it. It's an undying passion. My mum probably instilled that in me.' It was Munro's mother who had encouraged him on the first steps of his professional rugby league journey, which began with a first-grade debut at only 18 in 2023. He still carries her words with him today. 'She told me to chase your dreams and make sure you do everything to protect those dreams. The sky's the limit,' Munro said. The speedy 20-year-old reiterated the extent of his potential in the Rabbitohs' 20-16 defeat of Parramatta on Saturday night. Munro scored the first try of the gutsy win, and defensively dominated his much more seasoned opposite man Josh Addo-Carr all night. Squaring off with a fellow Indigenous flyer was a fitting way for Gomeroi man Munro to celebrate the first Indigenous Round clash of his young career. 'It's probably something I'm going to remember for the rest of my life,' he said. 'It was pretty emotional for me, I've got a lot of love and respect for 'Foxx' (Addo-Carr). 'He took me under his wing when I was coming through the reps and stuff, when I was coming through (junior grades) Harold Matts and SG Ball.' The curtain is beginning to come down on an injury-ravaged season for Souths, who mercifully appear to have dodged the wooden spoon with Saturday's win. Munro, who has played 17 first-grade games, hopes 2026 can finally be the year he plays a full season as a starting winger for the club he loves. 'That's the goal,' he said. 'But I've just got to execute it when I get an opportunity. 'There's still a lot more that I need to prove to myself, not to anyone else. I just keep it humble, keep working hard and let my footy do the talking.'
Yahoo
07-03-2025
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Souths feeling Munro's pain after yet another injury
South Sydney will rally around Tyrone Munro as the luckless winger braces for more time on the sidelines with another collarbone injury. Munro scored two first-half tries against the Dolphins on Friday night but did not return after half-time as the Rabbitohs sealed a 16-14 win to open their NRL season. At full-time, Munro was seen with his right arm in a sling and, after only one game to begin the year, told teammates he feared another collarbone injury. GOT IT DOWN! That's 8 tries in 8 games for Tyrone Munro. #NRLSouthsDolphins — NRL (@NRL) March 7, 2025 A long-term injury would be a bitter blow for Munro, who managed only four games last season as a result of two separate collarbone fractures. "He's done one in both shoulders now," Souths coach Wayne Bennett said at full-time on Friday. Munro had been due to begin last season as a first-choice winger at Souths before his injury struggles, and looked poised to finally have extended time in the backline at first-grade level this yera. The 20-year-old has already shown glimpses of his potential, and won over the rugby league community by scoring two tries against Penrith days after his mother's sudden death last August. Stand-in Souths captain Cody Walker said the Rabbitohs were feeling Munro's pain after his latest injury. "Everyone's disappointed at the club but he's already positive as it is," the five-eighth said. "I was just talking to him in the sheds, he thinks he's done it again, but he said he'd be right." The depleted Rabbitohs can ill-afford to lose more troops given Cameron Murray (Achilles), Latrell Mitchell (hamstring), Alex Johnston (Achilles) and Euan Aitken (pectoral) are already out. Utility Jayden Sullivan came into the backline against the Dolphins after Munro went down but specialist winger Fletcher Myers appears likelier to start in Souths' round-two game against St George Illawarra. As Munro began another stint in the casualty ward, Souths centre Campbell Graham and Dolphins captain Tom Gilbert made their long-awaited return on Friday night. A troublesome sternum injury had sidelined Graham since September 2023, while Gilbert's shoulder and knee issues had combined to keep him out since that year's State of Origin series. Between them, the two men had been absent from the NRL for a combined total of more than 1200 days. Gilbert said it had been emotional to make his return after so long. "I just wanted to embrace it," he said. "You never know when your last game is. I just really enjoyed the week and saw the opportunity to play another first-grade game. I just wanted to take it with both hands."
