The Vikings have suffered an injury blow with new signing Martyn Reilly needing surgery on an ACL injury.
Reilly had surgery on Tuesday and is now out of the hospital and has already begun his rehabilitation, although this will take several months before he is ready to return.
Martyn said: “I am gutted to start my Widnes career like this but it has only made me more determined to come back better and stronger and to show the fans what I am capable of.”
Head of Operations, Chris Hamilton added: “This is not what we wanted nor what Martyn wanted but we are pleased to have had this surgery done now.
“This means his rehab starts immediately and the surgeon has said how strong the area and the bone around the injury is, which means that hopefully the period before Martyn is ready to play can be shortened.
“We will have some good news on the player front very soon which will help us replace Martyn whilst he recovers, but we wish “Rambo” all the very best in his recovery and I am sure the Vikings fans will do the same.”
