There's more to life than being a professional rugby league player. I see a lot of ex-pros who get to their fifties and sixties hobbling around because they didn't understand when their bodies were telling them enough is enough.

Jamie's got four young kids and a lovely family. It's time to enjoy them, before he ends up putting himself at risk of serious, quality of later life reducing injury.

Temporarily dislocated knee too when it happened.

Agree with this. Not to mention the massively increased physicality of modern RL that we have no idea yet how it's going to affect players in later life.

Having said that, if I was JJB, I'd be loathe to let my career end this way if I could avoid it.

And the tough son of a b**** still got up on one leg to play the ball so his teammates could keep attacking.

Absolute warrior.

It all depends on how serious is the injury. JJB has seen our two first choice props keep their places despite being several years older. So if he makes a good recovery he could still look forward to a few extra years. He has certainly earned the chance.

You can fully understand why the coach and team mates have such respect for him...he really is the epitome of what has made this team a real team these last ten years. To get up to play the ball after suffering such an injury is quite incredible.

As somebody else said it would be a great tribute if he could lead the team out at wembley.

but the two props haven't had his terrible injury problems

He's contracted for next year and accounted for under the cap. For next, if he wants to put all the man hours in to get back then the club should support that. Next year was planned to be his last anyway. People have written him off all his career-if he wants one more crack and is medically cleared then let's get behind him.

JP had a serious knee injury a couple of years back when he was around the same age as JJB is now and an older Kylie has just recovered from a serious injury. So don't be too quick to write him off as I said he has earned the right. He showed in the semi how effective a player he still is and led the line and took the ball up particularly in that key first 20 minutes.

Neither JP, or Kylie had suffered the serious injuries JJB has in his career, especially in his early career. Add in the minor injuries he's suffered over the past few seasons and I can guarantee that he's more shop worn than JP was in 2010.

If Jonesy wants to continue playing and can recover, then I think the Club will support that.

He has certainly earned a stab at getting back to full fitness. The difference between JJB and the other two props is the regularity of his injuries and the seriousness of them

Thank you Doctor.

You don't need to be a doctor to figure that out!!

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Feelin for my bra JJB atm,but mark my word this man will be back,his the most mentally toughest person I've met ever
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OK Not the most literate of blokes but he knows JJB better than we do and I believe him.

Confirmed ruptured quad tendon, operation on Wednesday then out for "six to nine months".

Not as bad as it could have been by any stretch of the imagination, assuming no structural damage to the knee.

Article on the club website says 6-9 months so maybe it is more possible that he can play again...? www.therhinos.co.uk/news/27055.php#.VcCq4fmpziM

Article on the club website says 6-9 months so maybe it is more possible that he can play again...? www.therhinos.co.uk/news/27055.php#.VcCq4fmpziM

Good luck Jamie. Look on the bright side apart from your recent injuries...the other parts of your body have had a good rest which should prolong your career!

I think he will make a decision to wether he will resume playing when he has recovered

A 6-9 month time span down, may be more likely to be 12 months in reality.

Another tough test ahead for him.

NO player I'd back who would have the spirit to come back from that sort of injury at his age.

He's one of the players I admire the most. He plays a similar role in the team, and has maximised his impact by making the absolute most of his abilities because of his hard work and attitude.

I imagine no decision will be made anytime soon. He'll probably wait to see where he is in his recovery around Nov/Dec and if it's on schedule. The lower end of 6 months isn't too bad because that'd be just a few weeks into the season. If it's looking like 9 months or maybe even more then he might reconsider things.

I wish him all the best in his recovery. It'd be good to have him in and around the squad next year, what with numerous senior players already leaving at the end of the season.

Going to be very tough, but might be beneficial in some ways. Give some other bits of his body a chance to recover and heal. If he comes through it then he could be stronger and fitter.