{"id":534430,"date":"2026-04-16T17:01:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/534430\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:01:11","slug":"st-helens-boss-talks-lewis-murphy-hull-fc-and-jake-wingfield-injury-blow-as-replacement-outlined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/534430\/","title":{"rendered":"St Helens boss talks Lewis Murphy, Hull FC, and Jake Wingfield injury blow as replacement outlined"},"content":{"rendered":"

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St Helens boss Paul Rowley is expecting Hull FC to come out firing this week following the ongoing saga between the club and John Cartwright.<\/p>\n

Cartwright has been confirmed to exit the MKM Stadium at the end of the season, however his comments in the media this week have suggested that him and the club are not on good terms.<\/p>\n

The boss said he felt \u201cbetrayed\u201d and \u201cdisrespected\u201d by how FC have managed the scenario, and given that the players are seemingly very fond of the 60-year-old, they are expected to put on an increased showing in support of their departing head coach.<\/p>\n

Given the Black and Whites\u2019 off-field sagas over the past week or two, it\u2019s incredibly difficult to predict what side is going to show up when they take on Saints tonight, but that uncertainty hasn\u2019t phased Rowley this week and he goes into the game expecting to face a top Hull side.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the press on Wednesday afternoon, Rowley was asked how FC\u2019s disruption affected Saints\u2019 preparations this week, to which he revealed that he expects a response from Hull, so he knows Saints will need to be at their best.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re professional players,\u00a0so if things like this really change their approach\u00a0and their attitude to the game, then I don\u2019t think they\u2019d be where they are.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re a great team.\u00a0They clearly enjoy working alongside the coach\u00a0and we\u2019ll be preparing for them in exactly the same way as we normally would\u00a0and that\u2019s being consistent in our actions and worrying about us.<\/p>\n

\u201cHull are Hull, they\u2019re a good team and a good club\u00a0and we\u2019ll respect them in that way.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026Ultimately, we will prepare for a Hull F.C. side that\u2019s a good team.\u00a0They\u2019ve got some great players in people like [Aidan] Sezer, [Sam] Lisone, [Zak] Hardaker,\u00a0so they\u2019ve got a lot of experience who are very, very destructive.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis club, needs no introduction to James Bell.\u00a0I\u2019m a big fan of him in particular,\u00a0so Hull have got a good team and we\u2019ll be preparing for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

One man who will be lining up against the Saints this evening is Harry Newman, who joined FC from Leeds on a one week loan deal.<\/p>\n

Asked if that switch caught him by surprise, Rowley said:\u00a0 \u201cWell, obviously we couldn\u2019t have predicted that, but he certainly strengthens Hull.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike most loan players, they generally have something to say on the game,\u00a0whether that be good, bad or indifferent. He\u2019s just another threat that we need to keep our eye on.\u201d<\/p>\n

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St Helens boss reveals latest on recently-injured duo<\/p>\n

Two men who won\u2019t be taking to the field this week, and for the foreseeable future, are Lewis Murphy and Jake Wingfield, who both picked up serious injuries in the club\u2019s Challenge Cup win over Catalans Dragons.<\/p>\n

Rowley explained that Murphy is looking at \u201ca couple of months\u201d on the sidelines, whilst Wingfield has been confirmed to have suffered an ACL injury, meaning he will miss the rest of the season.<\/p>\n

Commenting on Wingfield and how big a blow that is for both him and the team, the boss said: \u201cSaints have got a history of players with bad luck.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou go back to Gary Wheeler and people like that, some players just seem to get that bad luck, and unfortunately for Jake, he\u2019s one of them.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019ll be in for his op, hopefully, at the end of next week,\u00a0and he\u2019ll be on his road to recovery soon enough. But yeah, it\u2019s just unfortunate for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sticking to the \u2018next man up\u2019 mentality the club have adopted this season, the boss confirmed that in his place will come youngster Jake Davies, who will now get his opportunity for a more prominent role in the 17.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s had some cameo roles at the beginning of the year,\u201d Rowley said when asked if Davies would be Wingfield\u2019s replacement. \u201cThey\u2019ve increased in time and probably importance as well, so he\u2019s proved to be really valuable for us.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve enjoyed having him around, and he\u2019s really listened.\u00a0He\u2019s really been receptive, and to me, he\u2019s looked really good.\u00a0He\u2019s looked very much a valid part of our squad,\u00a0and he deserves his spot in the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

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