Featherstone Rovers hope injured star player can play role again this season Featherstone Rovers look at five currently injured first-team stars who face long-term absences We will provide an update on the injury situation and look forward to having another star player play a role for everyone this season.
Head of medical services Aaron Scholes has revealed the schedule for each currently sidelined player, with centre-back Jonathan Ford the most likely to return.
He explained: “Jonathon Ford is running very well.
He’s running on the grass again.
His shoulder injury is back to normal.
” We’re preparing for a contact game.
Just try to get him in contact with the boys as soon as possible.
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Hantec Financial “I’d like to think he could be back with the team in four weeks, next month.
” Regarding other members likely to be out for a longer period of time, Scholes said: “We had Jack Bassey who had successful surgery for a symphysis injury and a fractured fibula.
“If everything goes well, he’s about three months away from being back playing before the end of the season, which is great news.
“Josh Hardcastle had a pretty big injury.
A lot of things happened.
Some ligament issues,” and some fractures in his knee.
“The specialist is very happy with how we initially handled it.
He will be in braces for about 6 weeks but is likely to be back within 3 months.
“Brad Day’s injury is a little bit less serious.
He has a medial knee ligament injury and it could take two months for him to come back, so it could happen before the playoffs.
” These will be the last five or six games.
“Junior Moores has fractured his thumb.
He has had surgery and we expect him to be back in training within six weeks.
” Despite his absence, Rovers are looking forward to their latest challenge.
They have an eight-point lead over Buttley Bulldogs, and with just one loss against Betfred, they are on course for promotion.
2023 Championship.
Next up is a long trip to Barrow Raiders this Sunday.
Head coach Sean Long expects it to be a tougher test than last month’s home game against them, where the Febs ran out 64-6 winners.
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