Huddersfield Giants injury crisis worsens with two stars ruled out of Hull KR clash
Niall Evalds has broken his foot on his Huddersfield debut.
Huddersfield Giants injury woes continue, with head coach Luke Robinson confirming new signing Niall Evalds has been ruled out for three months.
Former Castleford Tigers and Hull KR back Evalds only joined the Giants last week, but on debut, broke his foot early on in their 23-10 defeat to Salford Red Devils and was eventually withdrawn at half-time.
That defeat has left Robinson’s side rooted to the bottom of the table with no wins from their opening five league games.
Niall Evalds out for three months
“He’s got the devastating news of three to four months out, which is crazy really,” Robinson told the media ahead of their clash with KR this weekend – Evalds’ former side.
“He trained with us last week and looked absolutely brilliant in training,” Robinson said on Evalds.
“I was really looking forward to him being a part of our team, but it’s devastating. He suffered a freak accident and he’s managed to injure his foot.”
Niall Evalds, as confirmed by Luke Robinson in his press conference, will miss the next 3 months with a broken metatarsal 😓
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Evalds isn’t the only backline player out of contention for the Giants this weekend either, with Robinson also confirming Liam Sutcliffe will miss out as well.
“Sutcliffe got injured when he came from Hull FC (in the off-season), did his foot. He came back from Malaga (pre-season camp), and we gave him some extra time off, but it’s just never recovered fully.
“We’re getting to the stage where he’s limping around after every game, so it’s time to just get it right. It’s gone on way longer than it should, so he’ll be out this week.”
To rub salt into a very open wound, Jack Murchie is also a doubt with Robinson confirming a ‘late call’ will be made on him this weekend.
Elsewhere, Olly Wilson will miss the game through suspension after copping a Grade D head contact charge in last weekend’s defeat.
“Olly couldn’t even remember the incident, there’s not much in it,” Robinson said on his ban.
“He’s a really important player to us, and we were contemplating appealing it but if you do and it goes against you the ban can increase.
“With the squad we currently have available, it’s not in our best interest to lose him for another week on top of the ban.”
But, ending the one-way injury traffic, headline signings Tom Burgess and Jacob Gagai are potentially set to return to action for the clash with the unbeaten Robins.
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