Dragons lose Gasnier for semi

St George Illawarra centre Mark Gasnier has been ruled out of Friday night's semi-final clash against Manly at Aussie Stadium due to a hip injury.

Gasnier underwent scans this morning after being forced from the field during Saturday night's 20-4 qualifying final win over Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium. The Test centre copped a knee to his hip from Broncos utility Casey McGuire and the scans have confirmed he has a corked hip and minor strain to the hip flexor muscle.

Gasnier had been hoping to be given until kick-off to prove his fitness but club doctors decided to err on the side of caution and ruled him out of the sudden-death clash against the Sea Eagles.