{"id":595675,"date":"2026-05-21T06:09:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T06:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/595675\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T06:09:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T06:09:12","slug":"wakefield-trinity-boss-issues-max-jowitt-and-tom-johnstone-injury-updates-as-key-forward-set-to-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/595675\/","title":{"rendered":"Wakefield Trinity boss issues Max Jowitt and Tom Johnstone injury updates as key forward set to return"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Daryl Powell has provided the injury latest on some key players in his Wakefield Trinity squad.<\/p>\n

Powell\u2019s side head to Toulouse this week to take on the French side in a rematch of the opening round of Super League.<\/p>\n

Olympique won that game, in what was one of two upset wins by newly-promoted sides that round.<\/p>\n

The Trinity<\/a> boss is hoping to avoid a similar result to that, but knows that Sylvain Houles\u2019 men will be a far from easy task, particularly with their performances on home turf being hard to break down.<\/p>\n

It was hoped that Wakefield could have some big names back available for selection, but Powell has revealed that won\u2019t be the case, with only one man of a potential three set to feature.<\/p>\n

Isaiah Vagana \u201cwill be in the squad,\u201d and has the potential to play according to the Wakefield boss. The back rower has been absent since the Challenge Cup quarter-final defeat to Wigan in mid-April.<\/p>\n

Two people who won\u2019t feature this week are Max Jowitt and Tom Johnstone, with the pair still nursing their respective issues.<\/p>\n

Like Vagana, Jowitt has missed the last four matches; it will turn into a fifth after it was confirmed he is still a little bit off from where he needs to be.<\/p>\n

\u201cI reckon he won\u2019t be far off [the Hull KR game after the Challenge Cup Final].\u00a0He\u2019s been a slow burner, Max.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe tendons can be like that.\u00a0I would be hopeful that he\u2019d start training next week\u00a0and then it\u2019d be available.\u00a0Rourkey [Josh Rourke]\u2019s been going alright, so I\u2019d have a call to make, but he should be available around that time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnstone, meanwhile, is expected back at a similar time, with the Challenge Cup breaks coming at a good time for both of those injuries. Having missed five games, including this week, the pair could have missed up to seven had they made it to Wembley.<\/p>\n

Another man who didn\u2019t play last week was young hooker Harvey Smith, who was simply rested.<\/p>\n

The club are trying to manage his load given how young he is, but Powell confirmed he is in contention to return to the side this weekend.<\/p>\n

Brodie Croft\u2019s Leeds Rhinos exit & Hull FC\u2019s unwanted record \u2013 click here to watch the latest episode of the Serious About Rugby League Show<\/a><\/p>\n

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