Carlos Tuimavave in 'contention' to make Hull FC return as injuries revealed for Pele and young duo

Hull FC centre Carlos Tuimavave is in contention to make his long-awaited comeback against Leeds Rhinos this Saturday afternoon. The 31-year-old has been out with a severe hamstring injury for three months but has been back in full training for the last couple of weeks, having completed his rehab process.

Looking to feature against the Rhinos, interim coach Simon Grix will make a call on the player later this week, with Tuimavave, who is out of contract at the end of the season, having a chance of featuring.

The Kiwi tore his hamstring against Leigh Leopards back in March, and while his official recovery period was never confirmed, Hull Live understood it was to be around 8–10 weeks, with Tuimavave now closing in on his return.

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"Carlos is back in full training and joining in with everything, which is great news for us," Grix said in his pre-match press conference. "He's in contenion to play this week. He's trained; it's just that thought of how much rugby he needs before he jumps back into Super League.

"But in Carlos' position, we haven't got a great deal of depth, so we're having a look at what he looks like this week. We've got another session to finalise our plans on that, but he's definitely within a shout of playing."

Elsewhere, both Danny Houghton and Liam Sutcliffe are good to go after picking up knocks in the defeat at Huddersfield Giants two weeks ago. Houghton has an ongoing rib issue, while Sutcliffe didn't play the second half after his hamstring tightened up.

"Danny will be okay," Grix continued. "He was doubled over against Huddersfield. He did a really tough job after half-time, if you saw him then, you wouldn't think he was going back out there, but the rest has done him the world of good.

"It's the same for Sutty. I was half joking, but the length of the field intercept against Castleford is what triggered it, and it's been tight ever since. He's had a bit of downtime; we trained last week, but we were smart about what Sutty got involved with. He's now in good shape to play."

Elsewhere, Grix has revealed a knee injury to Franklin Pele while playing on loan at York Knights. There were also updates on long-term absentees Miteli Vulikijapani and Cobie Wainhouse, with the duo recovering from ACL injuries.

Grix also commented on Joe Cator, who has seen a specialist after injuring his back at London Broncos last month, while young duo Charlie Severs and Sully Medforth have picked up knocks.

"Frank hurt his knee playing for York," Grix added. "He's in the rehab room for a few weeks. We'll take a look at how it looks after that.

"Mitch is still pushing in the background to try and get his knee to the standard it needs to be at to join in training. Cobie is doing well. He's almost in training now. It's been a long layoff for him.

"Joe has seen a specialist. We're not 100% sure what the outcome is yet, but we're closer to a decision on what comes next."

"Charlie has hurt his shoulder again playing for York. He's got history there, so we're a bit nervous. He's got a scan to check the outcome and see how it is. We're getting around him at the moment.

"Sully has broken his collarbone. It's an awkward break; it doesn't require surgery, but he will have a bit of time off. It's a shame for Sully, as I thought he was getting a bit of rythm in the reserves, but that's the nature of the beast. He's got to make sure he rests up now."

Harvey Barron is also absent due to the sport's concussion protocols. He is out for 21 days from the Huddersfield game, with Lewis Martin likely to get the nod on the left wing.

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