Leeds Rhinos' Rohan Smith explains Mickael Goudemand's non-return v Hull KR and Lachie Miller illness latest

The French international made his Rhinos debut in the second-row against Salford Red Devils last week, but was moved to prop for the Betfred Super League round two fixture in East Yorkshire, which Leeds lost 22-12. He played the first 29 minutes before being replaced by Sam Lisone and spent the rest of the game on the bench.

That raised fears he could miss next weekend’s home clash with his former club Catalans Dragons, but Smith confirmed the player was not injured. He said: “It was just situational. He did a great shift at the start of the game. Given we were chasing points, I needed Cameron Smith out on the field and then we were playing with 12 men multiple times, so the blokes coming back on were fresh. One of those was Lisone at the end.”