{"id":456471,"date":"2026-03-04T04:29:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T04:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/456471\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T04:29:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T04:29:15","slug":"leigh-leopards-dealt-fresh-edwin-ipape-and-umyla-hanley-setbacks-with-10-players-out-for-catalans-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/456471\/","title":{"rendered":"Leigh Leopards dealt fresh Edwin Ipape and Umyla Hanley setbacks with 10 players out for Catalans clash"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Leigh Leopards will be without ten players for Friday\u2019s clash against Catalans Dragons, with fresh injuries suffered by Edwin Ipape and Umyla Hanley.<\/p>\n

Both men missed out in round three<\/a> but Adrian Lam has confirmed that hooker Ipape has undergone a knee clean-out, whilst it\u2019s been discovered that Hanley, who is yet to play in Super League this year, has fractured his scapula.<\/p>\n

As such, both will be out for the next four weeks with their latest setbacks ensuring that the casualty list at the club has grown to ten.<\/p>\n

Lam had confirmed positive news for Bailey Hodgson in that the full-back will miss only eight weeks with a PCL tear<\/a> as opposed to the feared ACL, which would have been season-ending. Last Thursday night\u2019s other major injury concern was Joe Ofahengaue, who Lam confirmed to have suffered a grade two calf tear meaning he will miss the next five weeks.<\/p>\n

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Leigh Leopards injury rundown<\/p>\n

Speaking to the media ahead of Friday night\u2019s game at home to Catalans, Lam opened up by confirming that the Leopards were without ten players, all of whom are listed at the foot of the article.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think out of the squad there\u2019s 10 out this week, but that\u2019s what it is and we\u2019ve got to get on with it,\u201d Lam explained.<\/p>\n

After confirming the Thursday night injury news of Hodgson (knee), Ofahengaue (calf) and Davis (HIA), Lam began an update on the others who are out, starting with David Armstrong and Umyla Hanley.<\/p>\n

He revealed: \u201cDavey Armstrong (ACL) is four weeks away with that one. We\u2019ve also got Umyla (Hanley) around four weeks still. We\u2019ve had extra scans on him early this week and worked out that there is a fracture in his scapula so it\u2019s a lot longer than what we anticipate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Explaining how and why Hanley\u2019s injury was discovered, Lam admitted: \u201cOriginally we just thought it was the AC joint and a bit of bruising around that. But because it wasn\u2019t improving, he\u2019s had further scans and off the back of that they\u2019ve identified it\u2019s a really difficult one too because it\u2019s only a small fracture.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard to see with other issues that he\u2019s had there previously. He was sort of covered up, but we\u2019ve got a hold of that now. So it gives us some clarity on what is exactly wrong with it now so we can move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Edwin Ipape, who missed the defeat against Wigan, Lam said: \u201cEdwin (Ipape) is having a clean out of his knee today. There was some loose fragment in there that\u2019s been giving him some pain. So we\u2019ll get a clean out with that. So that\u2019s potentially around that four week mark as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aaron Pene is also set to miss another four weeks due to his calf tear, however, Lam claimed that most of the casualty list will return in or around round seven, bar Bailey Hodgson.<\/p>\n

As for fringe players, he also confirmed: \u201cAJ Towse has got a calf as well and Nathan Wilde\u2018s got a groin strain, both again out for a bit of time too. The squad\u2019s still going to be a strong squad. We\u2019re coming back home and we\u2019re looking for a response from last week\u2019s performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Louis Brogan is the tenth and final player with Adrian Lam confirming in late 2025 that the forward had suffered a long-term knee injury.<\/p>\n

Leigh Leopards full injury list and recovery timelines<\/p>\n

Bailey Hodgson \u2013 PCL tear \u2013 Eight weeks+<\/p>\n

Joe Ofahengaue \u2013 Calf tear \u2013 Five weeks<\/p>\n

David Armstrong \u2013 ACL \u2013 Four weeks<\/p>\n

Umyla Hanley \u2013 Shoulder \u2013 Four weeks<\/p>\n

Edwin Ipape \u2013 Knee \u2013 Four weeks<\/p>\n

Aaron Pene \u2013 Calf tear \u2013 Four weeks<\/p>\n

Matty Davis \u2013 HIA \u2013 One week<\/p>\n

AJ Towse \u2013 Calf \u2013 Unknown<\/p>\n

Nathan Wilde \u2013 Groin \u2013 Unknown<\/p>\n

Louis Brogan \u2013 Knee \u2013 Unknown<\/p>\n

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