{"id":431733,"date":"2026-02-18T05:33:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T05:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/431733\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T05:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T05:33:13","slug":"leigh-leopards-boss-provides-injury-update-ahead-of-st-helens-clash-with-umyla-hanley-latest-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/431733\/","title":{"rendered":"Leigh Leopards boss provides injury update ahead of St Helens clash with Umyla Hanley latest revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Leigh Leopards boss Adrian Lam has provided a fitness update on a number of players \u2013 including star centre, Umyla Hanley.<\/p>\n

Leigh take on St Helens this week, in round two of the Super League competition. The Leopards are enduring a tough start to the campaign, with Leeds, St Helens and Wigan as their first three matches.<\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s Dream Team member, Hanley,\u00a0 missed the round one victory over the Rhinos, as he recovered from a A\/C sprain that came about in the pre-season game against Warrington Wolves.<\/p>\n

The son of rugby league great, Ellery, missed the Leopards\u2019 Challenge Cup win over North Wales, and was a candidate for selection on Friday, but boss Lam opted not to risk the outside back.<\/p>\n

Confirming Hanley\u2019s current status in a pre-match press conference, Lam revealed: \u201cIt\u2019s on a week-to-week basis with him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether he\u2019s in the 21 this week, he\u2019ll be there or thereabouts, I\u2019d say, but I don\u2019t really want to play Umyla until he\u2019s probably about 80% as opposed to 60%.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s doing okay, but it\u2019s slowly slowly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leigh Leopards boss provides latest on injured forward duo<\/p>\n

Also missing last week was captain and veteran forward, Isaac Liu. The former New Zealand international is yet to play a game in 2026\u00a0but that could change this week with Lam confirming his captain will likely make the 21-man squad, and is in contention to feature.<\/p>\n

Both he and Aaron Pene will be given up until kick-off, as a will few other players, so that the club can fully assess their fitness before they confirm their matchday 17.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone\u2019s got through the game, it seems pretty good,\u201d Lam said after being asked if there were any injuries from last week.<\/p>\n

\u201c[We have] a couple of niggly injuries, which we\u2019ll give right up to kick-off to get ready. We\u2019ll probably add Isaac Liu to that, we\u2019ll probably add Aaron Pene.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re just small [issues] because it was big minutes. The start of the season is always high intensity.<\/p>\n

\u201cA couple of boys like [Jack] Hughes and Frankie [Halton] are the main ones that are carrying niggles into this one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lam will confirm his 21-man squad tomorrow [Wednesday] at midday, for their game on Friday night.<\/p>\n

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