McIlorum was not named to the squad<\/a> and Peters has now confirmed to the media today, the hooker has been dealt a cruel injury.<\/p>\n\u201cHe\u2019s got a fracture there and he\u2019s going to have some time on the sidelines and we\u2019re just hopeful that he can come back this season,\u201d Peters said of the 37-year-old.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll need to see how that responds but we\u2019d love to have him back. I certainly don\u2019t want Micky to finish his career in that way.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s widely expected that McIlorum will retire at the end of the season whilst\u00a0All Out Rugby League\u00a0have even reported that he will re-join former club Catalans Dragons in an assistant coach role, however, Peters has not written off the suggestion that the veteran has played the final game of his carer.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cKnowing him, if anyone can do it, he certainly can. It\u2019s just a matter of waiting to see how that heals, whether he does need an operation or not. It\u2019s with the medical team at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt would be cruel\u201d \u2013 Chances that Hull KR man may have played his final game<\/p>\n
Speaking more specifically on the injury, Peters confirmed that it was a fractured ankle and that it was simply a result of a training ground collision.<\/p>\n
The Robins boss said: \u201cI can\u2019t give you the exact terminology. It\u2019s in his ankle. There\u2019s nothing really to tell. It happened at training. It\u2019s a physical game. It\u2019s a game where you have collisions and unfortunately sometimes the ankle gets stuck in the wrong spot.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll make a decision of whether he needs an operation or whether it will heal and they do it without having an operation. Either way, it\u2019s going to be the same timeframe pretty much.\u201d<\/p>\n
That timeframe puts McIlorum in a race to be fit for the play-offs with Hull KR looking likely to not play until the semi-finals, scheduled for October 3rd and 4th. Given that he suffered the break at training last week, it would give McIlorum just over eight weeks to be fit in time for the Grand Final.<\/p>\n
The hooker went through a similar shortened recovery programme to make it back in time for the Challenge Cup Final and Peters pointed to that and the player\u2019s toughness, though he did concede that there\u2019s a chance he may not be back.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has a chance to come back because it\u2019s him and also he may not come back this season,\u201d the Robins boss explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe doesn\u2019t deserve to end that way. It would be cruel if that happened. If it was anyone else, most guys have probably finished their season because they wouldn\u2019t come back from the injury. Because it\u2019s Micky, there\u2019s always a possibility.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tyrone May niggle revealed<\/p>\n
Peters didn\u2019t report any injuries from Friday night, however, he did confirm that playmaker Tyrone May will have to be checked before returning from his ban.<\/p>\n
May was previously handed a two-week suspension for dissent meaning he missed games against Castleford Tigers and Wigan but he might not be fully fit for Thursday night against Leeds<\/a>.<\/p>\nWhen asked if May could make a direct return to the playing squad, Peters said:\u00a0\u201cTyrone had a bit of an issue, so we just need to make sure that that\u2019s okay, which we\u2019ll know more at the back end of the week. So that\u2019s the main thing.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf he can get through and he\u2019s okay with that, then he\u2019ll come back into the side. We\u2019ve just got to make sure that he\u2019s okay.\u201d<\/p>\n
Should May not return then Peters will likely continue with Arthur Mourgue in the halves and Jack Broadbent at full-back.<\/p>\n
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