Wigan Warriors head coach Matty Peet confirmed on Tuesday that Kai Pearce-Paul has suffered a major blow.
The rangy back-rower/centre was taken from the field in Wigan’s 20-0 win over the Salford Red Devils on Friday night and no head coach Peet has confirmed a bad diagnosis.
“He’s torn some ligaments, scans have confirmed that but at the moment we’re looking at a few months. It’s unfortunate but it’s part of the game,” Peet said.
💭 MP on Kai Pearce-Paul: "He's torn some ligaments, scans have confirmed that but at the moment we're looking at a few months. It's unfortunate but it's part of the game."#WWRL #SLWIGHUL
— Wigan Warriors 🍒⚪️ (@WiganWarriorsRL) March 29, 2022
Pearce-Paul has now reacted to that horror news coming out, tweeting: “Absolutely gutted However happy we secured the 2 points Everything happens for a reason. I’ll be back.”
Absolutely gutted 😕 However happy we secured the 2 points 👏🏽 Everything happens for a reason. I’ll be back🍒⚪️ https://t.co/CFjXCl4ipf
— Kai (@KaipearcePaul) March 29, 2022
Wigan take on Hull FC this Thursday night after both teams enjoyed a big Challenge Cup Sixth Round win.
The Warriors overcame Salford Red Devils whilst Hull FC put Sheffield Eagles to the sword, but it will be a much different proposition for the Black and Whites this week.
The battle between Jake Connor and Jai Field is also one to keep an eye on in what promises to be a mouthwatering clash.
21-man squads
Wigan Warriors
1 Bevan French
2 Jake Bibby
3 Zak Hardaker
4 Iain Thornley
5 Liam Marshall
6 Cade Cust
8 Brad Singleton
9 Sam Powell
10 Patrick Mago
11 Willie Isa
12 Liam Farrell
13 John Bateman
14 Morgan Smithies
16 Harry Smith
17 Oliver Partington
19 Ethan Havard
20 Liam Byrne
22 Joe Shorrocks
23 Jai Field
24 Abbas Miski
28 Brad O’Neil
Hull FC
1 Jake Connor
2 Adam Swift
3 Carlos Tuimavave
4 Josh Griffin
5 Darnell McIntosh
7 Luke Gale
8 Ligi Sao
9 Danny Houghton
10 Chris Satae
11 Andre Savelio
12 Manu Ma’u
13 Jordan Lane
14 Joe Lovodua
16 Kane Evans
17 Brad Fash
19 Ben McNamar
20 Jack Brown
21 Jordan Johnstone
22 Josh Bowden
23 Connor Wynne
25 Mitieli Vulikijapani