Harry Newman's return from injury took another step forward after completing a full half during Leeds Rhinos' clash with Castleford Tigers. The centre, who made a try-scoring return against Wakefield last week, played the first half before being replaced as the club continue to work him back to full fitness.
Newman was replaced by Luis Roberts half-time, with the youngster named on the bench to replace Newman at the break. The change was pre-planned, with the Rhinos only ever intending to play Newman for the 40 minutes, regardless of the scoreline.
Newman had revealed to Leeds Live last week that he wouldn't be playing 80 minutes against Castleford. "We had a plan all along," Newman said. "I’ve been out for a while and we planned to play 25-30 minutes. Next week will probably be a bit longer and the week after a bit longer than that."
