After spending most of the last 12 months battling the injury every player dreads, you won’t find Warrington’s Joe Philbin moping.
Humiliated Wolves were dumped out of the Challenge Cup by 12-men Wigan on Sunday. And they have lost three of their last four games to leave expectant fans fuming again. But robust ex-Great Britain prop Philbin, 28, will fire into Castleford on Friday night knowing just how far he has come.
Saturday marks one year since he ruptured his ACL against Hull and started the long road to recovery from one of the most serious injuries a player can face. Philbin made his long-awaited return in March and, thankfully, quickly set about packing a punch off the bench again with his no-nonsense style. He admitted: “I looked at the positives and I have been happy with how I’ve come back.
