Wakefield boss Mark Applegarth says a “freak accident” left Luke Gale laid up hoping his season isn’t over.
The ex-England scrum-half, 35, has played just two games since joining Super League’s bottom club from Keighley in May. A groin issue initially sidelined him but he debuted against Hull KR and then helped inspire Trinity to Friday’s thrilling win over Salford which has boosted the club’s hopes of avoiding relegation. However, the former Man of Steel agonisingly picked up an ankle injury in training this week ruling him out of tomorrow’s game against Wigan and facing a scan today to ascertain the full damage.
Applegarth explained: “It was a freak accident. He put a kick through in training and just as he was pulling up he tripped over someone’s leg and caught his other foot in the grass. I didn’t see it live - I watched it back on the drone footage - but saw him writhing around on the floor in pain. We’re hoping it’s not as bad as first feared. We’ll see what the scan shows but it’s definitely not broken. We’re just hoping it’s a sprain and doesn’t need surgery.”
