Hurricanes full-back Nehe Milner-Skudder has set his sights on a June return as he recovers from the foot injury he sustained in March.
Milner-Skudder fractured his metatarsal against the Chiefs in March but says he is making good progress and can’t wait to return to action.
“I’m making progress. It obviously took a little bit longer than we expected. The first couple of weeks went so well just coming off the crutches but the three to six week mark it took a while to knit back together,” the 26-year-old told Stuff.
“I got it re-X-rayed and there was a little bit of calcification of the bone but not as much as we expected. I got back on the treadmill yesterday, another step in the right direction.
“It’s a bit of relief and a lot of satisfaction changing it up from being on the rower and the grinder. It’s heading in the right direction, getting back on my feet and getting the legs ticking over.
“It [foot injury] is not end of the year or anything like that. I’ll work my way back and definitely hopeful of featuring in that June window.
“I’m unsure who it’ll be for, but surely I’ll be back playing some footy by then.
“I’m hoping just to get back out on the field with the Canes. The boys head off to Africa in three or four weeks time [they play the Bulls in Pretoria on May 28] then they’re back against the Chiefs at home before the break. I could try to pencil that in as a bit of a goal.”
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