Wigan Warriors suffer huge injury blow ahead of crunch Hull KR clash
Junior Nsemba is taken off for a HIA during Wigan Warriors' win at Warrington Wolves in Round 21 of the 2025 Super League season
Wigan will be without Junior Nsemba for next week’s crunch top-of-the-table clash against Hull KR after he failed a HIA during the Warriors’ game at Warrington Wolves.
The Warriors came from 8-6 down at half-time at the Halliwell Jones Stadium on Friday night to record a 24-18 victory following a frantic second half.
That victory has seen them pull three competition points clear of third-placed Leigh on the Super League ladder after the Leopards slipped up at home against Leeds Rhinos on Thursday night.
But perhaps more importantly, league leaders Hull KR now won’t be able to pull any further away from Matt Peet’s side this weekend.
The Robins are two clear at the moment, and host Castleford Tigers on Saturday afternoon, so could push their advantage over Wigan back out to four points ahead of next week’s meeting.
Wigan Warriors suffer huge injury blow ahead of crunch Hull KR clash
Wigan won’t be able to call upon Nsemba for that game against KR at The Brick Community Stadium after his failed HIA at Warrington.
The towering back-rower remained down having attempted to make a tackle on Wire young gun Zack Gardner just before the half-hour mark, and appeared motionless for a few seconds.
Having been attended to by the club’s medical staff for a while on the field, he was led off for a HIA, with fellow England international Ethan Havard replacing him.
And at half-time, it was rubber-stamped that Nsemba had indeed failed his HIA, so would be unavailable for next week.
Post-match, head coach Peet issued a short update on the 21-year-old, saying: “He failed his HIA and he’ll miss next week, rightly so, but he seems okay in himself.”
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