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Hull KR will be without Danny McGuire for the next eight weeks after the club confirmed the half-back has a blood clot which will keep him sidelined.

The news could have been much worse for the injury-hit Robins, with initial suggestions putting McGuire’s time on the sidelines at three months, however it will still come as a major blow for coach Tim Sheens as his side try to navigate their way out of the bottom four.

It means the former Leeds Rhinos player is unlikely to be back until July and a trip to Widnes Vikings, with a return for the final three games of the regular season pencilled in.

The former Leeds player has played 10 of Rovers’ 15 games so far this season.

McGuire’s absence is currently compounded by injuries to a number of key figures such as Andrew Heffernan, Shaun Lunt, Lee Jewitt, Justin Carney, Robbie Mulhern, George Lawler and Danny Addy.

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