RIGHT BACK CAT YOU

Stand-off Jordan hopes his shock move to the Dragons will revitalise him and end sniping about his chequered injury record

- DAVE CRAVEN

JORDAN ABDULL admits sniping criticism about his injury record created self-doubt – but a shock Catalans move has revitalised him.

The classy Hull KR stand-off, 27, completed a surprise season-long loan switch to the Dragons a fortnight ago.

There's no doubting his talent. Abdull topped the Man of Steel leaderboard in last year's early rounds and won his solitary England cap in 2021, ironically in Perpignan.

But he managed just 14 games last term due to quad and hamstring issues and averaged only 13 per season over the last four years at Craven Park.

In his first interview since joining Catalans, Abdull said: "The last two years, maybe three, have been incredibly frustrating with injuries and being up and down in form.