St Helens prop Luke Douglas requires surgery on fractured finger
Monday 27 February 2017 17:15, UK
St Helens prop Luke Douglas faces a spell on the sidelines after suffering a compound fracture of his finger.
Douglas was playing only his second game for the club when he suffered the injury on Friday night in the 24-16 defeat against Leigh.
The 30-year-old requires surgery and Saints coach Keiron Cunningham said on Monday that he had no idea how long Douglas would be missing.
Douglas' absence is a rarity as he holds the record for most consecutive appearances in the NRL, having not missed a game through injury or suspension from 2006 to 2014.
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That run came to an end in August 2014 when he was one of several past and present Cronulla players to accept a year-long ban, backdated to November 2013, as part of an investigation into the club's controversial supplements programme.
