Mikey Lewis is in good spirits as Hull KR wait to discover the extent of his injury. In the next 24 hours, Rovers will have a complete overview of the ankle injury sustained by the Man of Steel, and the length of time he'll be expected to miss.

Lewis limped off during the club's victory over Wakefield Trinity and returned to the pitchside on crutches and wearing a protective boot, sparking concern that the ankle injury could be a serious one.

Rovers are resigned to the fact Lewis won't play against Salford Red Devils on Thursday but beyond that, his status is unclear. He has already had an MRI scan but another scan, which took place today, will provide a clearer picture of the severity.

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"We're hoping he's not done any further damage to an injury he had in the past," head coach Willie Peters said. "We're hoping he hasn't reinjured that and just aggravated it. We're not going to know until this afternoon, tonight or possibly tomorrow."

However, after the initial disappointment, Peters has praised Lewis' approach to the setback.

"It's taken him a couple of days to lift his spirits. Initially, the next day, he was in great spirits for a guy who wasn't where he was going to be at in terms of length of time on the sidelines.

"Real maturity shown there from him and I think if this injury happened a year or two ago it's a different sort of reaction. It's easy to get down when you're injured and things don't go well and you're not playing. It's just another layer to his growth but we're not going to know the full extent of it at least another 24 hours."

In much more positive news, there is an outside chance Tyrone May could play on Thursday, with the halfback recovering well from a hamstring injury expected to keep him out for two weeks. He still faces a race against time but will be given every moment to prove his fitness.

"He's going really well and responded a lot better than we thought," Peters said. "So we're going to give him until the end of Wednesday and then see how he goes. He'll have a fitness test then see where he's at.

"If he plays, obviously we've got our main playmaker playing and if he doesn't pull through it gives an opportunity to someone else. We've a plan if Tyrone plays and one if he doesn't."

Either way, Lewis setback will provide opportunities elsewhere in the squad and Peters is keen for whoever is tasked with stepping up to embrace that challenge.

"You don't want to have injuries but it's all part of the game, the unfortunate part to players. But it gives opportunity to someone else. We played Peta in the halves last week and Jack Broadbent came in and got his opportunity at centre.

"It always gives opportunity and it's important that the players who come in grab that. You always hear players wanting to play, banging your door down, so when they get the opportunity to do that, they have to make the most of it."