Powell 'honoured' by support over grandson's cancer

Wakefield Trinity caput coach Daryl Powell has said his family person "stuck together" aft his grandson Clarke was diagnosed pinch acute myeloid leukaemia successful January.

The nine are raising money for Candlelighters Trust, external, which provides applicable and affectional support to children pinch crab successful Yorkshire, astatine Sunday's location crippled against Leigh (14:30 BST) which will beryllium broadcast unrecorded connected BBC2.

"It has been a really difficult and affectional clip for my family, particularly for my girl Kegan and her hubby Eamonn," he told BBC Radio Leeds.

"It's very difficult for families erstwhile thing for illustration this happens, peculiarly erstwhile it is personification truthful young - he was conscionable earlier his first day erstwhile he went into hospital."

Powell added: "He's had six months of changeless treatment. LGI [Leeds General Infirmary] and nan oncology ward person been unbelievable successful treating Clarke.

"We've done what families do and stuck together and supported 1 another.

"It's nan commencement of a travel and we're hopeful that he's going to beryllium well. He's happy and smiling astatine nan infinitesimal whilst still going done a very difficult time.

"He's been very brave and handled it so, truthful well. We're hoping he doesn't retrieve thing of it."

Wakefield's players will deterioration typical jerseys successful Sunday's Super League crippled which will beryllium auctioned for nan charity.

Powell credited nan players and nan nine for nan backing he and his family person received.

"When he first sewage diagnosed I explained to nan players and told them I conscionable wanted them to dainty maine nan aforesaid because I want to travel present and this to beryllium my diversion from nan difficulties astatine home," he said.

"The players person been phenomenal.

"The garment has sewage Clarke's sanction and nan kindness connected nan beforehand of it and I'm proud and honoured that nan nine person done that."

He added: "A batch of my family will beryllium present connected Sunday and it will beryllium a large time for nan charity. They've been unbelievable providing support successful each sorts of different ways.

"I can't speak highly capable of nan kindness and nan support it has put astir my family astatine this very difficult time."