Leeds centre Barrow out after op

Barrow’s third season at Headingley has been riddled with injuries

Leeds Carnegie centre Scott Barrow has had an operation to repair a hernia and will be out for up to three weeks.

The 30-year-old, who has been plagued by injuries this season, will miss the crucial bottom-of-the-table clash with Sale Sharks on Friday.

His absence coupled with that of fellow inside centre Lochlan Mackay, leaves coach Neil Back with selection trouble.

Back says he has no problem fielding Kearnan Myall and Luther Burrell, who will both join Sale in the summer.

He says: “Both of them individually came to me without being asked and said they wanted to play against Sale.

“It shows the mentality of those two players, I’ve got no doubt that they’ll give everything to the Leeds shirt on Friday.”