Hull KR's Michael Dobson to miss FC derby at KC Stadium?
HULL KR have suffered a major blow ahead of this weekend's clash with Castleford Tigers as captain Michael Dobson has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.
And the Aussie scrum-half appears to be facing an uphill battle to recover in time to feature over the busy Easter schedule.
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Injury blow: Hull KR's Michael Dobson
The Mail understands the KR captain is a major doubt for the Good Friday clash with Hull FC at the KC Stadium.
It comes after he hobbled from the field late on in Sunday's 34-12 loss at the Bradford Bulls.
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Initial fears were that Dobson could have torn his hamstring, an injury which might have forced a lengthy period on the sidelines.
However, a scan earlier this week brought good news of sorts, showing Dobson to have only suffered a strain.
Although that certainly rules him out of facing the Tigers on Sunday, he does have an outside chance of featuring over Easter.
The injury is similar to that suffered by full-back Greg Eden earlier this season, with the estimated return time between two and four weeks.
That would make a best case scenario a return to lead the Robins against the Black and Whites in the first cross-city clash of the season on March 29.
However, given Eden was missing for three weeks, the home clash with Wigan on Easter Monday, or perhaps when Rovers entertain St Helens the following Sunday, may be more realistic targets.
The news will come as a bitter blow to Rovers coach Craig Sandercock as he looks for his side to bounce back from Sunday's loss.
He has so far only been able to field his first-choice half-back duo of Dobson and former Penrith star Travis Burns three times this season.
Two of those resulted in wins for his side against Warrington and London, and although Dobson and Burns suffered their first loss together at Bradford, it is thought Burns was one of the players Sandercock made reference to afterwards, when indicating he had risked some unfit players at Odsal.
Rovers are now understood to be monitoring Burns closely ahead of the weekend, as he looks to overcome a niggling back injury to take on the Tigers.
Burns also had to leave the field early at Odsal on Sunday and has been struggling at training this week, although KR hope he will be fit to play.
The situation may see Sandercock draft Craig Hall back into the half-backs to face Ian Millward's men at MS3 Craven Park on Sunday.
Hall had been in contention to return to action at Bradford last weekend, but was given an extra seven days to recover from his recent ankle injury.
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by DonnasKebab
Saturday, March 23 2013, 7:24AM
“I am so jealous of dobson and burns, FC dont have any decent half backs and no kicking game.”
by BennyStol
Friday, March 22 2013, 11:56AM
“Ive heard that Dobson will be out from four to six weeks,it doesnt matter about Burns because he does nothing anyway,hes one of the worst overseas signings rovers have made.”
by HCAFCscarb
Friday, March 22 2013, 11:04AM
“Gateshead FC your local derby is against Newcastle
NOT HULL KR.”
by allwaysred1
Friday, March 22 2013, 9:24AM
“piemangalore.....yeh..im 16..two years older then u reading your childish posts......hahaha just luv u Gatehull kiddies”
by 3biesgalore
Friday, March 22 2013, 8:12AM
“allwaysred.you mean your old enough to have seen and heard of lionel richie,looking over your posts,heres me thinking,that buffoon must be child having a laugh,why it must be 11or 12 years ago since lionel faded out of the spotlight,and you still remember one of his songs,why you cant even remember that far back,when we start talking about the robins lol.”
by 3biesgalore
Friday, March 22 2013, 8:12AM
“allwaysred.you mean your old enough to have seen and heard of lionel richie,looking over your posts,heres me thinking,that buffoon must be child having a laugh,why it must be 11or 12 years ago since lionel faded out of the spotlight,and you still remember one of his songs,why you cant even remember that far back,when we start talking about the robins lol.”
by Dr_Slammer
Friday, March 22 2013, 7:32AM
“I'm hearing Travis Burns will also miss this weekends hit-up against Cas! I ask you CS, was your gamble worth it? Lets hope it is another lesson learned, eh!
If Burns does miss out then CS has to play Hally and pair him with young gun Beryl - the last thing I want to see is CS playing a square peg in a round hole ie Keal or Josh at 7.
On Rovers defence, all the improvements of the prev two games were undone at the bulls. What CS ought to have grasped by now is that the fans want to see 110% committment from the players; playing with pride and passion and a never say die attitude. Irrespective of the excuse CS had given for the bulls game, it left many of us on the terraces last Sunday very angry and peed off.
To me it is obvious who the week-in week-out culprits are - Con Mika and Graeme Horne - and I would place the whole squad on zero tolerance notice for more than one missed tackle.
Its time to get tough and wield the axe and drop them. IMO its time to give youth even more opportunities, and I am referring to Jordan Cox and James Green, and other fringe players like Tyler Hepi and Sonny Esslemont.
Come on CS, show us what you are made of. Come on you REDS!”
by kempton
Friday, March 22 2013, 2:18AM
“by kemptonThursday, March 21 2013, 8:53AM
"I would have liked to have gone to the game but fear I have left it too late to get a ticket as it must have sold out weeks ago."
Why all the red arrows? Surely the biggest derby in the universe and everywhere else, the one that is like Rangers and Celtic or Liverpool and Everton and divides a city sold out weeks ago?”
by ginceloyal
Thursday, March 21 2013, 11:22PM
“Quality post by Male-sports even though it was 4 times, lol.”
by hkrarmy
Thursday, March 21 2013, 11:09PM
“sterlo age7
you wrote hull kr s4it ground no fans, more like
hull fc no ground s41t fans.”