St Helens will be without key man Daryl Clark for up to six weeks with a suspected fractured foot, head coach Paul Wellens has confirmed.
Clark left the action late on against Salford Red Devils last Thursday night, not involved in the five minutes of Golden Point which unfolded prior to Moses Mbye’s winning one-pointer.
Via Saints fan site ‘Red Vee’, pictures emerged on X of the hooker in a protective boot on Monday morning, sparking concern amidst the club’s fanbase.
And Wellens has confirmed those fears were warranted, with Clark’s injury a serious one.
Saints take on bitter rivals Wigan Warriors at Elland Road on Saturday during day one of Magic Weekend.
And speaking at Monday afternoon’s media day ahead of the event in Leeds, Wellens detailed: “Daryl has to get assessed and a proper x-ray done later, but we are thinking that there is a fracture of the foot there
And with the information we now have, we could be looking at four to six weeks for that.
“We have lost a great player in Daz, who has been playing incredibly well for us,”
Regarding injuries, Lewis Dodd, the half-back, was substituted during the second half of the match against Salford, grabbing his left arm as he left the field.
Furthermore, Lewis’s condition is not favorable, as Wellens disclosed: “Lewis has some elbow ligament damage and is also 4-6 weeks.”
Our challenges will be different this time.
Ironically, we missed a significant portion of our bag yet our spines were still there. Now that we
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