Castleford Tigers are in a major injury crisis at the moment but there has been some hugely positive news with Craig Lingard revealing that George Lawler has been released from hospital.

News broke last week that George Lawler had suffered a seizure in the night which had led to him being hospitalised and the discovery of a bleed on his brain.

Now, just a week later it’s been confirmed that the 28-year-old is back home and even intends to attend the club’s captains’ run on Saturday ahead of their Challenge Cup clash with Wigan Warriors.

The 28-year-0ld’s hospital admission was a huge scare for all in the Rugby League community and during Castleford’s 36-24 win over Salford Red Devils last week, chants of ‘there’s only one George Lawler’ boomed around Wheldon Road in the 10th minute, reflecting his shirt number.

Craig Lingard has now revealed to BBC West Yorkshire how the forward is faring: “I’m hoping George is going to come into the building on Saturday morning at the team run just to show his face.

“He’s back home, he was released from hospital last weekend after a 48-hour period in hospital and he’s back at home and obviously, he’s got issues where he can’t drive at the minute so getting him into training on a daily basis isn’t the main focus for us as yet, it’s making sure that George is right and.

“He’s going to come in on Saturday I think and just get round the boys and then a bit of the game on Sunday, hopefully as well so that the fans can maybe give him a little bit of an ovation.”