Tigers coach Tim Sheens has shrugged off suggestions gun recruit John Bateman is nursing an injury — but conceded he was unsure when the Englishmen would arrive in Australia.
Report suggested an ongoing syndesmosis injury was behind the 29-year-old’s delayed return to the NRL after signing a four-year deal with the merger club in December.
However, speaking to
The Daily Telegraph
, Sheens said Bateman’s absence was solely due to an issue with his visa.