Hull KR coach offers injury update on key duo ahead of Leigh Leopards clash
Dean Hadley (left) and Joe Burgess (right) are both fit to face Leigh Leopards this weekend
Hull KR head coach Willie Peters has confirmed that Dean Hadley and Joe Burgess will return to action this weekend for their top-of-the-table clash with Leigh Leopards.
The pair both picked up knocks in KR’s Super League victory over St Helens a fortnight ago, with Hadley failing an HIA and Burgess picking up a hip issue.
Both players, who have become mainstays in Peters’ squad, missed the Robins’ 40-0 Challenge Cup win over Oldham last Friday night.
But they will both return on Sunday as Leigh visit Craven Park, with Peters confirming the same in Thursday afternoon’s pre-match press conference.
Hull KR boss Willie Peters offers injury update on key duo ahead of Leigh Leopards clash
When asked about Burgess, Peters simply responded: “Joe’s fine”.
And it was a similar response on Hadley’s availability, with the KR boss saying: “Dean’s all good.”
Prior to his head knock, Hadley had featured in all five of KR’s games this year, coming off the bench in four and starting once.
Burgess had also featured in all five of those games, starting on the wing in all of them, and scoring three tries in the process.
Ahead of Sunday’s top-of-the-table clash with the Leopards, Peters was also able to confirm KR don’t have any other major injury issues to contend with.
He said: “At this time of the year, players are going to have bits and pieces, but overall we’re relatively fine.”
‘We’ve got to back it up this week against a good Leigh side’
KR and Leigh remain the only two unbeaten sides in the top flight heading into the game, with the Robins winning all four opening fixtures for the first time ever, and the Leopards’ only blip being a 22-22 draw at Hull FC in Round 4.
“It’s the start of the season, it’s still early days and there’s always going to be room to improve, but I’ve been happy with the last few weeks,” Peters said on his side’s start to the season.
“The St Helens game (in Round 4) was one where we stepped things up a bit, that was the game I was most pleased with, but we’ve got to back it up this week against a good Leigh side.”
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