Leeds Rhinos' play-off hopes have been dealt a significant blow with the news Kruise Leeming could be sidelined for the next three months. Leeming has suffered a stress fracture to his foot, with Rohan Smith confirming he will be out for at least six weeks, but up to 12.
"Kruise has undergone some further testing and consultation - he has a stress fracture in his foot," Smith said. "That's a significant period of time, that's six to 12 weeks I'd imagine. It was always a possibility based on the soreness of his foot a couple of weeks ago.
"It's really disappointing for him. He's had some big moments and performances and his aim will be to be back for the last couple of rounds. If it all possible. There's no absolute timeline there, he's two weeks into a recovery now."
