{"id":527443,"date":"2026-04-12T20:57:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T20:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/527443\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T20:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T20:57:10","slug":"leigh-leopards-boss-confirms-umyla-hanley-blow-after-early-exit-in-warrington-wolves-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/527443\/","title":{"rendered":"Leigh Leopards boss confirms Umyla Hanley blow after early exit in Warrington Wolves defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Having made his return from injury this weekend, Leigh Leopards star Umyla Hanley lasted around 25 minutes before having to leave the field yet again.<\/p>\n

Hanley, who was a Super League Dream Team centre in 2025, hadn\u2019t featured in a competitive game in 2025, having suffered an injury to his A\/C joint (shoulder) in the pre-season game against Warrington.<\/p>\n

After missing nine league and cup matches at the start of the season, he returned to the side against the Wolves in the Challenge Cup quarter-finals<\/a>, however a separate issue forced him to leave the action early in the game.<\/p>\n

Leopards boss Adrian Lam, who was left overall happy with how his side responded following their poor showing last weekend, explained Hanley\u2019s issue, revealing it is now his opposite shoulder that is the problem.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the press post-match, the PNG man said: \u201cHe\u2019s missed the last seven, eight weeks with a right shoulder issue. I think he\u2019s hurt the other shoulder today, so it\u2019s just mad.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt may be an A\/C joint or a rotator cuff\u2026 it depends on the grade of it, we\u2019ve missed Umyla and his presence an his aggressiveness is what we\u2019ve missed most so fingers crossed it\u2019s not too bad.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another man who picked up a knock in the defeat was Tesi Niu. The former Dolphins player made it through the full 80, but did have to receive treatment throughout the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had a bang to his sternum,\u201d Lam confirmed. \u201cHopefully he\u2019s okay, it looks like he\u2019s going to be alright through there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Niu only returned to the side this week after being absent in last week\u2019s 42-6 loss to Warrington due to a knock.<\/p>\n

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Leigh Leopards boss says Umyla Hanley injury \u201churt us bad\u201d<\/p>\n

Hanley\u2019s early exit forced a reshuffle within the Leopards\u2019 side, as Jack Hughes was pushed to centre and Jacob Alick-Wiencke came on in the back row.<\/p>\n

The makeshift edge then became a target for Warrington to attack, and that they did as Toby King crossed for a try to make the scores 12-10 in Wire\u2019s favour after a defensive misread from that edge.<\/p>\n

\u201cUmyla going off again shuffles that right hand side. We\u2019ve got a front rower playing in the centres and they catch us out down that right there.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was a period down that right hand side where Josh [Charnley] gives awat a penalty on tackle four, they get a repeat set and score from a missed tackle\u2026 that just hurt us bad.\u201d<\/p>\n

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