Leeds debut hero Lumb facing long lay-off

Leeds Rhinos teenager Riley Lumb has been ruled out of action for a "lengthy" period with a hamstring injury.

The 19-year-old marked his Super League debut with two tries in the 18-12 win at Hull FC last month, one of them a spectacular run.

The full-back, a Leeds academy product who helped them to the Under-18s Grand Final win in 2022, kept his place for last weekend's 46-8 win over London Broncos.

Leeds head coach Rohan Smith said Lumb is now ruled out for the foreseeable future and could go under the knife.

"He's going to see a consultant to see whether surgery is required but it will be a lengthy lay-off either way," he told BBC Radio Leeds.

"It's disappointing for sure because he showed us what he can do, not only in the Hull match but in pre-season and in training at the start of the season he's been really going well.

"We'll support him but he's a kid that understands that it's a bump in the road and he'll be back for sure."

There was better news for Leeds as half-back Brodie Croft, who is set to miss Saturday's trip to play Catalans Dragons, expected to return for the following game against St Helens on May 24.

Riley Lumb has been hit with an injury blow days after scoring two tries on his first Super League start