Leeds Rhinos have been dealt a double injury blow with the news that Mikolaj Oledzki and Luke Hooley will miss the start of the new Super League season. England prop Oledzki and new signing Hooley have both undergone surgery which is expected to rule them out for 12 weeks.
That means the pair will be absent for Rohan Smith's side when the new season gets underway in February. Oledzki has had surgery on a shoulder injury which has been causing the forward problems throughout the latter part of last season. He played through the pain to help the Rhinos to the Super League Grand Final in October.
Oledzki then expressed a desire to represent England in the World Cup and postpone the surgery further, and expert specialist opinion has confirmed that he now needs surgery for the injury to fully heal. He will be missing for 12 to 14 weeks.
