Lawrence out for four to five weeks

Michael Lawrence
12 April 2012

Huddersfield centre Michael Lawrence will be sidelined for between four and five weeks with an ankle injury.

The 19-year-old Lawrence limped off five minutes into the Giants' 26-20 win over Leeds on Sunday amid fears that he had suffered serious injury.

"There is no fracture but it is a bad sprain and it will be four or five weeks before he is likely to return," said a club spokesman.

New Zealander Paul Whatuira, who missed Sunday's game with a hamstring injury, is set to take Lawrence's place for Saturday's trip to Harlequins.

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