Rovers’ Briscoe suffers knee blow

Shaun Briscoe has scored four tries in his five appearances for England

Injury-hit Hull KR have suffered another serious big blow with the loss of England full-back Shaun Briscoe for up to two months with a knee problem.

Briscoe was helped from the field after landing awkwardly following a mid-air collision with Chris Flannery in Friday night’s 34-16 defeat to St Helens.

“He has done his posterior cruciate ligament. It is a couple of months at least,” said coach Justin Morgan.

Rovers are already missing Michael Dobson, Clint Newton and Mick Vella.

That has been a major factor in them losing six of their eight games this season.

“Michael Dobson is a huge miss for us,” said Morgan. “He is our little general and it is a big blow. Likewise, Clint Newton.

That is rugby league. That is the way it goes. Hull KR coach Justin Morgan

“If you had asked me at the start of the year which two players wouldn’t I want to lose, it would be those two. And we have lost them both at the same time.

“But that is rugby league. We are not going to sit here and bang on about injuries. That is the way it goes.

“Shaun Briscoe’s is not the worst one but it is not repaired surgically these days. They just have to rehab it.

“Jason Netherton also picked up a groin strain but carried on.

“Josh Hodgson has got a bit of a bang on the shoulder but is okay and a few other blokes took a few knocks, so it was a fairly expensive night.”