Josh Charnley health update as Leigh Leopards winger reveals positive news

Leigh Leopards winger Josh Charnley has revealed that he has been given the all clear from any serious injury.

Charnley was stretchered from the field after landing awkwardly following a tackle on Salford’s Ryan Brierley during the Leopards‘ Super League play-off victory at the Red Devils on Friday night.

He required lengthy medical attention, with staff from both teams tending to Charnley before he was placed on a stretcher with a neck brace.

It sparked fears of a serious injury, with Leigh coach Adrian Lam revealing after the game that Charnley was on his way to hospital for scans to determine the severity of the problem which left him on the ground for several minutes.

But Charnley has taken to social media to confirm that he has been cleared of any major problems.

“Thanks for all your messages. I’m on my way home from having the all clear,” he said on Instagram. “Staff at Salford Royal were class. Thanks to my medical team for looking after me. Great win.”

Charnley played a pivotal role in the win which took Leigh to within one game of a first-ever Super League Grand Final appearance.

The winger scored the game’s opening try shortly after half-time to put the Leopards 4-2 ahead, and they never relinquished the lead for the remainder of the evening.

Leopards owner Derek Beaumont took to Twitter in the early hours of Saturday morning to provide an update on Charnley, saying the former England international will be stood down for the 12-day concussion protocol.

“Josh has been in hospital and had scans undertaken,” Beaumont tweeted. “He has just been released and is okay, fit and well, but we will be keeping further checks on him and we have stood him down for concussion for 12 days. Our players health will always take precedent.”

It means Leigh will be without one of their big names for the semi-finals but more importantly than that, Charnley appears to be on the way to a full and complete recovery.

The Leopards will also be without back-rower Frankie Halton next week’s semi-final after the Ireland international failed a head injury assessment in the early stages of their win at Salford.

There is good news on the injury front for Leigh, though. Lam says it is likely that Kai O’Donnell will return next week after missing their win at Salford with an abdominal injury.

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