{"id":506902,"date":"2026-04-01T10:23:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/506902\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:23:11","slug":"hull-kr-boss-sets-superstar-mikey-lewis-a-challenge-as-injury-update-shared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/506902\/","title":{"rendered":"Hull KR boss sets \u2018superstar\u2019 Mikey Lewis a challenge as injury update shared"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hull KR boss Willie Peters<\/a> has provided an injury round-up for this week\u2019s derby, whilst also setting a challenge for \u2018superstar\u2019 Mikey Lewis.<\/p>\n

Lewis, like many Hull KR players, had his best game of the season last Friday against St Helens<\/a> with the former Man of Steel scoring a hat-trick as he and Tyrone May linked up well to put in an impressive performance.<\/p>\n

Whilst the attacking flair impressed Willie Peters, the Robins boss also pointed to a lot of the unseen work as being the platform for Lewis being able to put in such a dominant performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to see more of that from Mikey because we know what he\u2019s capable of,\u201d Peters said of the number six\u2019s performance when speaking to the media ahead of Friday\u2019s meeting with Hull FC.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a superstar of the game over here. He\u2019s still growing as a player, he\u2019s growing as a young man and, you know, I\u2019m proud of where he\u2019s going off the field and I just want to keep seeing him work hard on his game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hull KR squad bolstered by fitness boost for winger<\/p>\n

Peters confirmed that at the moment Lewis is continuously putting in extra hours, with the fruits of that labour evident last Friday night against St Helens.<\/p>\n

On his half-back, Peters said: \u201cHe\u2019s doing a lot of extras now and he understands that to keep improving that he needs to do that and then I\u2019m seeing it in his game and seeing it in his performances, but what I enjoyed last week was mainly around the little things that people don\u2019t see.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe kick pressures, he was diving on loose balls, he\u2019s chasing back to make tackles and people probably don\u2019t see that sort of stuff, but we value that highly and there\u2019s no coincidence that his attack was so effective because it comes off the back of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lewis is set to feature in what could be a relatively unchanged Hull KR side with Peters confirming that no fresh injuries were sustained in that 52-10 win. Even better for the Robins is that two players are back, one through injury and another through suspension.<\/p>\n

The former of those is Lee Kershaw<\/a>, who Peters confirmed is set for a run in the reserves: \u201cWe initially weren\u2019t sure in terms of exactly when it was, but he\u2019s got through a lot of his rehab and our performance team are really happy where he\u2019s at, so he\u2019ll play reserves and it was great to see him at training today.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really, really happy for him. He\u2019s a great person. He\u2019s gone through a rough trot obviously with his ACL, but it was great to see him training today. He had a real buzz about him and his teammates had a buzz about them as well because he was, he was on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

Karl Lawton is back in consideration after his three-game ban and there could be more positive news next week with fellow forward Rhyse Martin set for a scan on his foot.<\/p>\n

Peters explained: \u201cHe\u2019ll go for a scan next week and we\u2019re then hoping to try and get him back for the Challenge Cup game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Willie Peters, Brad Arthur\u2019s Leeds Rhinos future, RTS and Rivals Round previewed \u2013 click here to watch the latest episode of the Serious About Rugby League Show<\/a><\/p>\n

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