Clarke is the England under-20 captain

Leeds Carnegie will be without Calum Clark for Saturday's National League One encounter at third-placed Bedford Blues (kick-off 1500 GMT).

The England under-20 flanker is expected to be out for another two weeks due to a fractured hand.

Director of rugby Andy Key told BBC Radio Leeds: "We hoped Calum would have been back for this one after missing the Doncaster game.

"But it looks like that won't be right for at least another two weeks."

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Leeds will also be without fellow flanker Jacob Rowan, who is on England under-20 duty, as they look to get back to winning ways after their defeat at Doncaster Knights.

Key added: "The danger is that we apply too much empathises and put too much unnecessary pressure on ourselves. It's another game.

"What the defeat has done is given us a kick up the bum and rightly so.

"The players still recognise the ability they have. We haven't become a bad team over night and the danger is that people start to think that.

"What this has done is bring a greater resolve and greater strength to the squad. We still know that it is in our hands to go back up."

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