{"id":635349,"date":"2026-06-12T18:59:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T18:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/635349\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T18:59:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T18:59:17","slug":"st-helens-issue-jonny-lomax-injury-update-amid-fear-that-off-contract-veteran-has-played-final-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/635349\/","title":{"rendered":"St Helens issue Jonny Lomax injury update amid fear that off-contract veteran has played final game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AM20267.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>St Helens have issued an update on playmaker Jonny Lomax after the veteran was forced from the field last night in the loss to Warrington Wolves.<\/p>\n<p>As Lomax broke through and made the dive to the line to try and score, it quickly became apparent that something was wrong as he flagged to the sideline and then received treatment with oxygen being provided a the Brewdog Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Lomax then left to visit hospital with St Helens head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/st-helens-got-what-they-deserved-says-paul-rowley-as-boss-provides-jonny-lomax-update-amid-hospital-trip-115923\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Rowley suggesting that it was a suspected broken jaw<\/a> that the veteran had suffered.<\/p>\n<p>The club have now provided an update via social media, confirming that Lomax has indeed broken his jaw.<\/p>\n<p>A post on X read: \u201cJonny Lomax sadly suffered a fractured jaw in the Saints\u2019 match against Warrington last night, which will require surgery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are hoping that will happen as soon as possible, and his recovery can begin as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you to all the fans who have messaged the Club asking for an update.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have let Jonny know about all your support, and it is truly appreciated at this time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGet well soon, Jonny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What next for St Helens veteran Jonny Lomax amid broken jaw<\/p>\n<p>The timeline to recover from a broken jaw is a lengthy one\u00a0 and with Lomax off-contract at the end of the season and also set to turn 36 in September, there will be understandable fears that the former club captain has played his last game for St Helens.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about that in the immediate aftermath of the game, Saints coach Paul Rowley responded: \u201cI\u2019ve not even thought about that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s so many things that Jonny can do, whether it be playing or carrying on. I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMe and Jonny have got a great relationship. \u2029I\u2019ve really enjoyed working with Jonny since I\u2019ve been here and it\u2019s an honest one, so we\u2019ll just continue to chat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d always like Jonny around in whatever capacity because he\u2019s a champion player, champion bloke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis battle at the minute is just to get back from this injury. There\u2019ll be games to play, I\u2019m sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jonny Lomax sadly suffered a fractured jaw in the Saints\u2019 match against Warrington last night, which will require surgery.<\/p>\n<p>We are hoping that will happen as soon as possible, and his recovery can begin as well.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to all the fans who have messaged the Club asking for an\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XTfePxDY6Y\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/XTfePxDY6Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 St.Helens R.F.C. (@Saints1890) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Saints1890\/status\/2065440721289589156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768085712_213_srl-logo.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"St Helens have issued an update on playmaker Jonny Lomax after the veteran was forced from the field&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":635350,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-635349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=635349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635349\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/635350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=635349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=635349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=635349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}