HULL FC star Will Pryce will be out for between eight and ten weeks with a hamstring injury.
Hull boss John Cartwright confirmed the news as well as giving a wider injury update on his squad.
The fullback pulled up at the end of Hull’s impressive 34-0 win over Catalans Dragons in Perpignan.
Cartwright said: “Unfortunately he twinged his hammy in the last play of the game.
“It’s not good. It won’t be short-term. We’re probably looking at eight-to-ten weeks, but we’ll scan him after six weeks just to see how he’s progressing.
“Anything he can possibly do to get his hamstring right again, he’ll do it. He’s a real pro and he’ll be back on the shorter side. It’s not ideal but we’ll work hard to make sure we can get him back as quickly as we can.”
The head coach confirmed that Cade Cust (hip) and Amir Bourouh (cheek) are all clear after concerns, but son Jed Cartwright will be unavailable for Friday’s visit of Castleford Tigers because of a hamstring injury.
“Jed had a little bit of a hiccup getting ready for the Catalans game,” he said.
“If he’d have played and done some more damage, that could’ve ruled him out long-term.
“We’ve put him under the hamstring protocols. He’s not going to be too much further but we’re just going to make sure he’s 110% before we bring him back.”
Liam Watts could return from a calf injury next week while Cartwright said of Jordan Lane: “His arm’s not healed quite as we’d have liked (after being broken), so he’s still got a bit to do yet.”