Vaughan set for quick return after finger injury

Paul Vaughan (left) returned to the field in the second half of Warrington Wolves' Challenge Cup quarter-final win over St Helens

Warrington Wolves prop Paul Vaughan is expected to make a quick recovery after suffering a gruesome finger injury in their Challenge Cup quarter-final win over St Helens.

Vaughan sustained a compound fracture to his finger just two minutes into Sunday's Cup victory at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.

After receiving treatment he was able to return for the latter stages of the contest, but boss Sam Burgess said he will now be assessed before a full return is considered.

"You've got to be careful with them because the possibility of infection can be pretty bad," Burgess told BBC Radio Merseyside.

"We've got great medics on hand who cleaned it out and stitched it up. I thought he was brilliant. Regardless of the bump on his hand he managed to get us forward in the second half when we really needed him.

"It shouldn't be too long depending on what procedure we go with."

The Wire edged out St Helens in a bruising encounter which also saw their opponents lose three players to head injury assessments during the course of the 80 minutes.

Despite his injury, Vaughan was insistent he wanted to return to the field in order to help his side reach the semi-final stage.

"He wanted to come back on. I don't think he wanted to come off," Burgess added.

"Once they strapped it up and they put some anaesthetic in to take the pain away he was good as gold.

"They're all committed to the cause so they wanted to get back on the field.

"I just think it's part of the game at the moment whether it's head knocks or injuries, you're probably always going to lose someone during a game because of the physical nature of the contest."