Willie Peters will be relieved to hear that Tom Amone’s injury isn’t quite as bad as first feared. Castleford Tigers director of rugby Chris Chester revealed that news this morning by confirming the Hull KR-bound prop’s injury does not require surgery.
Amone limped out of the loss to Leigh Leopards last time out with what looked to be a painful lower leg injury and speaking after the game, Chester spoke with confidence that the prop would not feature again in 2025.
However, the injury will not require surgery and that means his rehabilitation process might not be the long and arduous process many feared it would be when he left the action at Leigh Sports Village.
“It doesn’t look as bad as first feared,” Chester said in his Castleford pre-match press conference on Thursday. “We thought he would require surgery, he’s had a CT scan – he’s still in a boot – we thought it was a stress fracture but it’s turned out it’s not.
“I don’t know the medical word for it but I just know that it’s very uncomfortable at the minute but we know he’ll play no further part in the rest of this season.”
Asked if the injury would eat into his pre-season with Hull KR, where Amone has signed a three-year deal from next season, Chester added: “I think he’ll be fine for that.
“If Hull KR get to the Grand Final it will probably be back end of November when they go in. He’ll go home, he’ll get some time at home, and he’s got a rehab programme that he knows he’s got to do. We’ll spend these next couple of weeks with Tom.
“What I will say about Tom is that he’s a fantastic guy, he’s been an unbelievable signing for me but he’s been an unbelievable leader for Castleford Tigers as well. Every time he goes on that field he wants to be the best version of Tom Amone and go and hurt people.
“I’m just disappointed that he doesn’t get the send off that he wanted, I think he really deserved it. He’s given everything for this club in a short space of time. I’ll be sad to see him leave.”
