An emotional Harry Newman could not hide his delight after ending a seven-month injury nightmare with a try on his long-awaited Leeds Rhinos comeback.
Traumatic does not even begin to do justice to the highly-regarded centre’s plight during the past two-and-a-half years. He suffered a horrific double leg break in 2020 and was restricted to just seven appearances last season due to a series of serious hamstring problems.
That cruelly robbed him of the chance to play in the Super League Grand Final against St Helens and left him sidelined for England’s World Cup campaign. Yet the sight of the homegrown 23-year-old racing through to score with his first touch against Wakefield at Headingley on Friday night – just moments after coming off the bench in the 56th minute – was heartening.
