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Leigh Leopards fans will have to wait a little bit longer yet before they see Bailey Hodgson return to the field, boss Adrian Lam has confirmed.<\/p>\n
Hodgson has been missing with a knee injury since the end of February, and it was thought that he could make his comeback this week against Catalans Dragons.<\/p>\n
Lam said earlier this month that he expects most if not all of his injured players to be back in selection contention by round 10,<\/a> but that hasn\u2019t proved to be the case.<\/p>\n The big exception to the rule is Andrew Badrock, who is out for the season with a dislocated shoulde, but he won\u2019t be the only injured player not making the trip to Perpignan this week.<\/p>\n Hodgson suffered a set-back earlier in April that has delayed his return to the field, but in a more positive update Lam has revealed when Leigh fans can expect to watch the full-back pull the jersey on again.<\/p>\n \u201cWe mentioned that it was a slight chance [a return in round 10],\u00a0but there was a setback about a month ago. He was a small chance to be here.<\/p>\n \u201cWe feel that\u00a0we can get through this and then give him that week off in the semi-final of the Challenge Cup\u00a0that weekend there.<\/p>\n \u201cAs an extra week on top of what he\u2019s done, he\u2019ll probably be in the picture\u00a0for Hull KR.\u201d<\/p>\n That Leopards-Robins game is set to be even more entertaining than it already looks, with KR set to be bringing back their star full-back, Arthur Mourgue,<\/a> back for that game too.<\/p>\n Mourgue has been out since KR\u2019s World Club Challenge win over Brisbane Broncos, with Jack Broadbent deputising excellently in his absence.<\/p>\n Leigh will eventually have a selection dilemma of their own, with David Armstrong coming back from a long-term injury and he is set to return this week against Catalans, should he come through training okay this week.<\/p>\n
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