{"id":594891,"date":"2026-05-20T19:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/594891\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T19:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:37:14","slug":"york-knights-man-sent-to-hospital-after-freak-incident-as-injury-crisis-worsens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/594891\/","title":{"rendered":"York Knights man sent to hospital after freak incident as injury crisis worsens"},"content":{"rendered":"

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York Knights\u2019 injury nightmare continues after two more players will be sidelined for the foreseeable future, and a further two are unavailable this week.<\/p>\n

York take on Catalans Dragons on Saturday night, in a game that pits together two sides who are hoping for much improvement in their performances, particularly their efforts in the second half.<\/p>\n

However, Mark Applegarth\u2019s side have been dealt even more blows, with back row pair Jesse Dee and Matty Foster sidelined for two months each.<\/p>\n

Dee has picked up back-to-back concussions, meaning he will now be stood down for a prolonged period in order to fully recover.<\/p>\n

Foster meanwhile suffered a blow to his throat which left him in hospital for two days following Saturday\u2019s defeat to Castleford Tigers.<\/p>\n

Explaining the former Salford man\u2019s injury, Applegarth said to the press: \u201cThe cartilage in his throat, he disrupted that.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt sounds like he\u2019s been real lucky that he didn\u2019t get another bang in that, because it could have shut his airway up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also out for this week\u2019s game are props Paul Vaughan and Justin Sangare.<\/p>\n

Vaughan passed his HIA, but was still \u201cdusty\u201d after the game, so York are taking extra precautions before allowing him to return. Sangare failed his HIA, meaning he is automatically out of this week\u2019s game.<\/p>\n

In what is a boost, however, David Nofoaluma has been deemed fit to play, after there was initial concern over a toe injury at full-time of the Castleford game.<\/p>\n

Longer-term casualties Ben Jones-Bishop and Josh Griffin are still a while away from returning, with Griffin expected to still be another three to four months after his pectoral injury.<\/p>\n

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York Knights boss drops early selection hints<\/p>\n

Applegarth is looking forward to seeing how a very different York side goes this weekend against the Dragons, with the club set to play more young players to combat the injury crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got a pretty exciting team that we\u2019re putting out on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really excited to see some of the youth get a chance. Whichever 17 we put out, they\u2019ll be going tooth and dagger to get that result for York Knights.\u201d<\/p>\n

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