Nathan Massey dislocates knee but Castleford prop could play on Thursday

Castleford coach Daryl Powell says Nathan Massey might not even miss a game despite dislocating his kneecap on Saturday.

The Tigers are in the midst of a severe injury crisis, but managed to overcome the added loss of Luke Gale and Luke Dorn to beat Salford 32-18 in the sixth round of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup.

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Massey was injured towards the end of the game at the Mend-A-Hose Jungle, but Castleford's physio soon had his kneecap back in position and he was able to walk off the pitch under his own steam.

And Powell is even hopeful he might be able to feature in their next Super League clash with Leeds Rhinos at Headingley, which will be shown live on Sky Sports 3 on Thursday.

"As he made contact with the ground, his kneecap popped out but they put it straight back," said Powell.

"He was in a fair bit of pain but he could walk and hopefully he's going to be okay.

"It's not a great injury and it can cause a lot of damage but he's walking okay today and potentially he might be okay for Thursday.

"We'll probably get it scanned but it doesn't look like he's done too much damage. He's obviously been very lucky."