{"id":617149,"date":"2026-06-02T14:46:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/617149\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T14:46:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:46:32","slug":"york-knights-dealt-big-paul-mcshane-blow-as-boss-confirms-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/617149\/","title":{"rendered":"York Knights dealt big Paul McShane blow as boss confirms injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

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York Knights have suffered a big injury blow, with veteran Paul McShane set for a spell on the sidelines.<\/p>\n

The former Man of Steel has been such a vital member of their maiden Super League squad this year, with his versatility, leadership and experience proving pivotal to Mark Applegarth\u2019s side.<\/p>\n

However, after a knock picked up in training, the hooker will miss this week\u2019s game against Bradford Bulls, and further games after that.<\/p>\n

Applegarth confirmed the news to the press, saying: \u201cA bit of news for you. \u2018Macca\u2019 won\u2019t be playing.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s got a bit of a calf injury so he\u2019ll be out for, I think it\u2019ll be between three and five weeks depending on how he responds to treatment.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026He just caught it in training. We\u2019ve caught it nice and early, but it\u2019s really important we look after a player such as that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d rather him miss two or three games than risk it and it goes up to missing eight or nine games.<\/p>\n

Luckily for the Knights, they have two very accomplished hookers in Tom Inman and Denive Balmforth who can slot in in his absence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought Tom was excellent [against Catalans Dragons]. Never in doubt, I admire everything about the man.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026We knew exactly what we were getting with Tom, because he caused us all sorts of headaches last year when he was playing for Halifax, especially in that semi-final we played.<\/p>\n

\u201cDenive\u2019s on loan from Hull. He\u2019s been a pleasure to work with, and they both played together at Warrington, and I think they complement each other really well.\u201d<\/p>\n

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