Cooper Rules Out of Raiders Clash

Dragons centre Matt Cooper will undergo surgery on a fractured cheekbone tomorrow on the eve of the club's round four Telstra premiership clash against the Raiders at Canberra Stadium.

Cooper sustained the injury about 10 minutes before full-time in the loss to the Panthers at Penrith last Saturday night after being tackled by Luke Priddis. He could be sidelined for 2-4 weeks.

Dragons coach Nathan Brown will not name Cooper's replacement until game day.