Sam Pailor just happy to be back in action with Coventry.


By Brian Dick, Coventry Telegraph.
January 22 2014

If there was a silver lining to the cloud that descended over the Butts Park Arena on Saturday it was the return to fitness of all-action Coventry back-rower Sam Pailor.

While the former Doncaster forward wasn’t able to mark his first appearance in two months with a victory, quite the reverse in fact as Cov were battered 37-15 by Blaydon, he was at least back in the thick of things.

After all, the 24-year-old was coming back from a freak injury in which he not only broke his nose but ruptured several arteries and required blood transfusions and surgery.

Despite the misgivings of his family, he was thrilled to be playing again. “I was really happy to be involved,” Pailor said. “I did the best I could under the circumstances.

“I took a couple of big blows to my face, which I needed, and now I am fine again and my confidence is sky-high.

“I could have worn a mask but I opted against it because if something’s going to happen, it’s going to happen. My girlfriend and parents were concerned and they told me to be careful but you can’t really do that in a contact sport, you can’t pick and choose what you do.

 

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Nige H
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22/01/2014 10:35
Well done Sam for coming back. He's been a good solid signing

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zinzanh
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22/01/2014 18:38
Sam the Man, keep it on mate.

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CharlieBravo
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24/01/2014 11:03
Sam was pretty well up to speed on Saturday. He could probably have been substituted because this was his first game for two months, and he was blowing a bit by the end. Nonetheless he had as good a game as could be expected.

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