Briscoe is on the right track

COMEBACK TRAIL . . . Craig Briscoe

OLDHAM RL back row forward Craig Briscoe is continuing to make excellent progress as he continues his long road back to full fitness.

A knee injury restricted Briscoe to seven games last season, his first with the Roughyeds, and he is now fighting back from a major reconstruction of his right knee, which was always expected to keep him sidelined for most of 2017.

Every Tuesday and every Thursday night he travels to Oldham from his home in Wigan to do his rehab with the club's physios and then enviously watch his team mates in preparation for their next game.

SPIRITS

He's getting there though - and that keeps his spirits up.

"The physios are always telling me I am well ahead of schedule and making excellent progress," said the second-row forward, who hopes to get in a few games before the end of the season.

"I'm on track to start a little bit of straight-line running either next week or the week after that and that in itself will be a major breakthrough.

"Initially, I hoped to get in a couple of games at the back end of the season, but the way things are going I'm now thinking of five or six, though I'm probably being a bit optimistic with that.

"The main thing is I'm getting nearer as every week goes by and at the age of 24 I still have most of my rugby career ahead of me."