Injured Terry Campese full of sympathy for Hull KR fans

The Australian stand-off made his long-awaited return on Sunday after nine months out following a third knee reconstruction.

However, he pulled a hamstring barely 40 minutes after entering the fray at Huddersfield Giants and has now been told by a specialist he faces another four weeks on the sidelines, including the hectic Easter period.

Hooker Shaun Lunt was also injured in his first game back from injury last weekend and is set to miss Sunday’s match with Salford Red Devils while half-back Albert Kelly is rated as “50/50” for returning by interim head coach James Webster.

Writing in his exclusive blog for The Yorkshire Post, Campese admitted: “A few words spring to mind but ‘frustrated’ is the one I’ll go with to sum up how I’m feeling.

“After working so hard to get back on the field against Huddersfield, there were no signs that anything was going to go wrong.

“I was actually feeling good skill and fitness wise and I felt I slotted back in reasonably well.

“Then I just landed awkwardly after one of my kicks and I’ve damaged my hamstring.

“I’ve never seen anything like the amount of injuries we’re suffering and apart from being disappointed for myself, I feel sorry for the club and the fans.

“You don’t want to come over here as a player from overseas and miss so many weeks through injury. That was never my intention and I’ve just got to do everything I can now to get back on the field as soon as possible.”