Salford Red Devils' Rangi Chase may play full-back against Catalans Dragons
Tuesday 3 March 2015 17:29, UK
Rangi Chase may be called upon to play as a makeshift full-back when Salford face Catalans Dragons in France on Saturday.
The 2011 Super League Man of Steel, who usually plays stand-off, was in impressive form as he helped guide the Red Devils to a 32-28 win over Hull on Saturday.
But the 28-year-old may be asked to switch positions in Perpignan, with New Zealand Test full-back Kevin Locke, his deputy Niall Evalds and Ben Jones-Bishop all currently on the injury list.
"Rangi played there a little bit at the weekend and did pretty well and we've got a couple of other options," said coach Iestyn Harris.
"We'll try a few things out in practice and make a call on that towards the back end of the week."
Salford also lost three-quarter Mason Caton-Brown to concussion and are still without scrum-half Michael Dobson and loose forward Cory Paterson, who were injured in the home defeat to St Helens last month.
"They're all about a week to 10 days away but it's very important that you don't try and rush people back at this stage of the season and potentially lose them for longer periods," Harris added.
"You go through periods like this in a season. We'll just manage it as best we can. We've got some younger boys who have been waiting for an opportunity and they're ready to go. This might be their week."
See how Salford fare against Catalans this weekend. Coverage begins on Sky Sports 4 at 3:30pm on Saturday.
