CASTLEFORD TIGERS winger Jason Qareqare has suffered a devastating injury blow that will see him sidelined for four months.
The Fijian international only returned to action following a lengthy spell out in Castleford’s 13-12 loss to Wakefield Trinity over the Easter weekend, but now he will be out for 16 weeks after the recurrence of a hamstring injury.
Qareqare’s loss will be felt even harder after he returned to score a brace of wonderful tries against the Tigers’ bitter rivals.
Head coach Danny McGuire said: “I think it was on 79 minutes, he got the ball down the sideline and it happened.
“I thought he was great and he adds something different to our team.
“For him to reinjure his hamstring hurts us a little bit. We will support him and do everything possible to get him back.
“He is still young and still has a lot of good moments left in his career.
“He seems positive. There will be moments in the next few months where we will have to support him but he is in a good place and is determined to get through it.”
In brighter news, young fullback Fletcher Rooney is “way ahead” of his schedule to return after suffering a quad injury earlier in the season.
“Fletch is doing really well,” said McGuire. “For a young player he is ultra professional. He is way ahead of schedule.
“I don’t want to put a timeframe on it because I’m not 100 percent. He is running and hopefully will be back on the field in the next week or two.
“I would think it will be around a month before we see him again. He is young and full of energy and doing everything right.”
Innes Senior will return from suspension for Saturday’s clash against Huddersfield Giants at the John Smith’s Stadium, whilst twin Louis Senior is not expected to be too far away.
