Hull FC captain Danny Houghton will miss the start of the season.
Super League's top tackler underwent surgery on a wrist problem in December and time is set to beat the Hull captain's hopes to be fit for the start of the season.
The Black and Whites had accepted that the 31-year-old wouldn't feature in their pre-season games, but had hoped hAlready a subscriber? Log in here
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