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Super League: Chris Chester believes Hull KR's Ben Cockayne will be fit for the new season

Image: Ben Cockayne: Expected to be fit for the start of the new Super League season

Hull KR head coach Chris Chester expects Ben Cockayne to be fit for the new Super League season following a setback with an ongoing ankle injury.

The 31-year-old missed the end of the 2014 campaign following a clash of legs with Kevin Larroyer which resulted in surgery due to a torn ligament in his left ankle.

Cockayne had been on track to make a full recovery ahead of pre-season, but a new scan has shown the problem is not healing as expected.

The former Wakefield Wildcat has now undergone another minor operation which has left him having to wear a protective boot to restrict movements.

He will definitely be back for round one of Super League.
Chester on Cockayne

However, Chester believes the experienced campaigner will only two weeks behind his team-mates training wise and that he will be fit for their season-opener against Leeds Rhinos.

“Ben has suffered a setback and will probably be a week or two behind the rest of the lads,” he told the Hull Daily Mail.

“We’re hopeful he will be ready for our pre-season games, but he will definitely be back for round one of Super League.”

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