Round 11 of Super League is in the books and as the table starts to take shape, injury lists unfortunately continue to grow.
The key games in round 11 saw Wigan Warriors topple Leeds Rhinos, a result that ensured St Helens went top of Super League following their Thursday night win against Huddersfield Giants.
Hull KR also continued their march towards the top as they held off a Leigh Leopards comeback to win 20-16 in a thriller that played out just after Warrington held off a Toulouse fightback in the south of France.
Elsewhere, Castleford Tigers beat York Knights, Wakefield Trinity hammered Catalans Dragons and Bradford Bulls edged Hull FC in the final game of the round.
That final match also seemed to be the most injury-affected game as well with Hull FC looking likely to be thin on numbers for their upcoming clash against Leigh, especially given the likelihood that Yusuf Aydin gets banned.
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Super League Round 11 injuries
There are at least two Hull FC players who will miss out in round 12 after picking up fresh injuries with Brad Fash suffering an MCL injury that’s likely to rule him out long-term, whilst hooker Amir Bourouh failed a HIA.
Outside backs Davy Litten and Lewis Martin both picked up knocks with both thought to be a doubt for Friday’s game against Leigh.
As for Leigh, their centre Tesi Niu suffered a hamstring issue in the warm-up and was held back but the most significant injury news from that game and perhaps from the round was the fact that Hull KR full-back Arthur Mourgue looked to suffer a pec tear on his first game back after recovering from the same injury.
That looks likely to rule him out of the Challenge Cup Final and perhaps even longer in a devastating blow for the Frenchman.
Other players who will miss next week include Asher O’Donnell and Jesse Dee with both men failing head injury assessments, whilst Justin Sangare could also miss out with Mark Applegarth unsure on his HIA status in the immediate aftermath.
Another to fail a HIA was Bradford winger Ethan Ryan with the outside back left unable to remember his game-winning try.
Other concerns include Sam Eseh (knee) and then the trio of Joe Greenwood, Joe Philbin and Sam Stone, all of whom did not play on account of injury with Philbin held back due to a knee issue.
