Hunslet RLFC have today signed Leeds Rhinos forward Josh Jordan-Roberts on a monthβs loan. The 19-year-old Oulton Raiders product has made two substitute appearances for Rhinos and played seven times on loan with Bradford Bulls last year.
Hunslet coach Gary Thornton said: βI donβt know too much about him, but I have seen him play a few times and Leeds think quite highly of him.
βThey want him to get some game time and from what Iβve heard he has a promising future.
βHeβs looking forward to coming into our group and he has some versatility; he can play back-row or front-row.
βHe is tough with good skills and he has a good attitude. He came to our game [on Sunday] and canβt wait to get stuck in and start playing.β
Hunslet made it two wins from two in Betfred League One with a 26-10 home victory over North Wales Crusaders, but have some injury concerns in the pack.
Thornton said: βBrad Foster has a hamstring injury and heβll be out for three or four weeks. Ryan Mallinder hurt his knee [on Sunday] and that looks quite bad; he was pretty sore after the game. Weβve also lost Danny Williams, who has gone back to the community game with Siddal, so we needed to bring somebody in and, if it goes well, weβll look to make it longer term.β
Thornton, who also reported injuries to Nyle Flynn (shoulder) and Shaun Roberts (dead leg), was pleased with the victory two days ago. He said: βWe played pretty well in the first half and defensively I thought we were excellent.
βFor a 20-minute spell in the second half we let them back in a bit, which was disappointing, but I was pleased with the home win and two wins from two is a great start for us.β
Excellent game to watch, especially enjoyed the Ashton try late-on in the match. Really whetted my appetite for the Bradford match on Sunday. Keep-up the good work.