Hull KR head coach Willie Peters says he will be reviewing the incident that left Jez Litten bloodied and forced from the action during his side’s 28-10 defeat to Leigh Leopards. The incident saw the hooker fail a head injury assessment late in the second half after being visibly wounded.
Litten, 27, left the field in the 70th minute with blood pouring from his head. To make matters worse for Rovers, he was sin-binned. His replacement, Michael McIlorum, had to take his place however due to the head injury assessment, and sit out for 10 minutes.
“Jez is busted up, so we’ll have to have a look at that. The feedback that I got wasn’t great on what an opposition player had done,” Peters said.
“I don’t know, we’ll need to have a look at it. I’m not sure what Jez was sent for 10 for, but I do know that my player is busted up, so something has gone on there. He’s failed his HIA.
“Once that happens, our job is to look at making sure players are out there. I didn’t look at any screens. But I just know Jez is busted up and failed a HIA for a reason, and we need to have a look at that. It needs to be looked at.”
Tom Davies passed his head injury assessment, while Peters also admitted that the early diagnosis on Danny Richardson “is not great” after the half-back was forced from the action against Leigh Leopards.
Richardson, 28, replaced Mikey Lewis for the Super League Round 18 clash. The reigning Man of Steel missed the clash on head injury protocols, having suffered a Category 1 against Leeds Rhinos the week prior.
His withdrawal forced a reshuffle at the Leigh Sports Village, with Rovers ultimately unable to overcome the adversity after falling to a 28-10 defeat.
“It looks like an ankle injury,” the Hull KR coach confirmed on Richardson.
“It looks serious in terms of a possible operation, but we’ll have to wait to get scans. We’ll have to wait and see, but the early diagnosis is not great.”
Meanwhile, Rhyse Martin was a surprise omission from Rovers’ match day 17. James Batchelor returned to the back-row after a two-week absence, and was eventually pushed to centre with Peta Hiku in the halves.
Peters explained: “Rhyse was available today, and will be next week. Where we’re at, the players that we went with, they’ve done a job.
“There’s a few things that we want certain players, and everyone, to work on. Rhyse knows what he needs to work on and he hasn’t played. He’ll get better by playing, but it’s difficult to move people that have been doing a job.”