16/04/2026
INJURIES HAPPEN đź’Ą
In sport and in life, injuries can happen at any time — no warning, no build-up, just like that. When I first signed for the Leeds Rhinos, I ruptured my Achilles halfway through a training session. I simply pushed off from marker and it felt like someone had kicked the back of my boot… I went straight to the floor and couldn’t get back up. Later it was confirmed as a full rupture.
It’s the same type of injury we’ve recently seen with Hugo Ekitiké at Liverpool F.C. — and although it’s not a common injury, when it does happen, it’s a bad one. Most of the time it’s a complete freak moment, nothing out of the ordinary, just one movement and it goes.
With the right rehab, structure, and consistency, it is fully recoverable. You can get back to training, back to performing, and back to feeling strong again. But the reality is, it takes time and patience, and that tendon will never be exactly the same as before.
The bigger message is this — you can do everything right. Train consistently, stay strong, work on your mobility, move well… and injuries can still happen. Sometimes it’s completely out of your control. But what you can control is how you prepare your body. The stronger, fitter, and more resilient you are, the better chance you give yourself — not just to reduce the risk, but to deal with it if it does happen.
Stay ready, stay strong, and keep putting the work in đź’Ş
Move Better. Train Smarter. Live Stronger.