Tough times helped drive Minchella on

ELLIOT REACHES 200 GAMES

- Dave Craven

THERE was a point when Hull KR's Elliot Minchella feared he would never get anywhere near 200 senior appearances.

As a teenager at Leeds, his career could have been over before it had barely begun when he admitted assaulting a student.

After restarting at part-time level for London, Sheffield and Bradford, Minchella earned another Super League chance with the Robins.

But he then saw most of his 2021 campaign wiped out by a knee reconstruction.

But the creative No. 13 is flying again and one of the most influential players for Rovers.