{"id":493538,"date":"2026-03-25T00:40:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T00:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/493538\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T00:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T00:40:13","slug":"york-knights-boss-confirms-paul-mcshane-latest-after-injury-scare-as-hull-fc-loanee-hailed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/493538\/","title":{"rendered":"York Knights boss confirms Paul McShane latest after injury scare as Hull FC loanee hailed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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York Knights have been dealt a major boost with veteran hooker Paul McShane avoiding any serious injury in defeat to Wigan Warriors.<\/p>\n

McShane suffered a problem with his hand during that game and had to exit the game around the 50-minute mark and didn\u2019t return.<\/p>\n

The former Leeds and Castleford man has been incredibly influential to the side, as he returns to Super League with the Knights after a season-long absence.<\/p>\n

McShane will be back in the fold this week as the club host Wakefield Trinity on Friday evening.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, it was just some pretty nasty bruising,\u201d York boss Mark Applegarth confirmed to the press today [Tuesday].<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has settled right down. It swelled up pretty bad in the game. He was struggling to grip a ball, but he\u2019ll be in contention.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s trained fully today, so there\u2019s no issues there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Commenting on what McShane brings to the side, the coach added: \u201cHe\u2019s a former man of steel. He\u2019s been right at the pinnacle of the game, hasn\u2019t he?<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a massive player for us, it goes without saying.\u00a0It\u2019s not only what he does ability-wise, I think that\u2019s there for everyone to see, but he\u2019s a bit of glue for us in that middle.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s very good at directing us with structure through that middle first and bringing people together. That\u2019s integral to what we do, so relieved that he\u2019s not a serious one.\u00a0I\u2019m really glad that he gets to go again on Friday.\u201d<\/p>\n

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York Knights boss heaps praise on Hull FC loanee<\/p>\n

With McShane off the field, it meant that young hooker Denive Balmforth had to play extended minutes, something that Applegarth was left impressed by.<\/p>\n

Balmforth is currently thriving at the club, on loan from Hull FC, and the boss is expecting a brilliant battle between two of the best up-and-coming nines in the competition this week.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cDenive is one of the best in playing that impact \u201914\u2019 role \u2013 coming off the bench and bringing some energy.\u00a0I think Wakefield\u2019s got another one that\u2019s really good in that [role] in Harvey Smith.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t be surprised to see him back in the squad for Friday night.\u00a0That\u2019ll be a good match-up.<\/p>\n

\u201cDenive, I can\u2019t speak highly enough of him. He played through the pain barrier for that first three weeks, so we probably didn\u2019t see the best of him.\u00a0He was playing with an ankle injury. Now he\u2019s getting over that and he\u2019s starting to find his feet again.\u201d<\/p>\n

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