Biceps injury delays Fielden comeback by another month

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The Warriors' record signing from Bradford missed the opening game of the new Super League season after undergoing shoulder surgery but he was due to play against Castleford last Friday until damaging a bicep in training.

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Sidelined again: a biceps injury has delayed Fielden's return for Wigan

Wigan chairman Ian Lenagan admitted the injury is more serious than originally thought and Fielden will not play until mid-March at the earliest.

"Stuart has damage to his bicep, which has nothing whatsoever to do with the shoulder problem he had before," Lenagan said. "He will need a further three to four weeks to recover."

Fielden, who needed pain-killing injections in his feet towards the end of last season in a bid to help Warriors in the play-offs, was left out of Great Britain's side for the three-match series against New Zealand in the autumn but hopes to push for a place in England's World Cup.

The veteran of 13 major finals missed all three of Wigan's pre-season games and this latest blow will add up to a five month lay-off.

Warrington full back Chris Bridge, who ruptured an achilles at St Helens, may miss the rest of the season. He will undergo surgery on Thursday.

But Warrington are hopeful hopeful that Aussie Test centre Matt King, who tore a calf muscle on Friday, will be fit to face Hull KR on Sunday. He is using a hyperbaric chamber to speed recovery.

The RFL's video panel reviewed 12 incidents on the weekend but only Harlequins forward Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook will appear at Tuesday's disciplinary hearing — charged with a high tackle against Hull.

Australia's Grand Final winners Melbourne arrive on Tuesday before their World Club Challenge against Leeds at Elland Road on Friday week. They play a warm-up at Halifax this Friday.