WILL Pryce has taken injury rehabilitation to a new level by renting his own hyperbaric chamber.
The Hull FC fullback or halfback suffered a grade three hamstring tear in the 34-0 Betfred Super League win away to Catalans Dragons on May 31 and is optimistic of returning to action in another four weeks, subject to the results of a scan.
But rather than undergoing his rehab solely at the club, the 22-year-old has gone to the extent of getting a chamber set up at his home in Bradford after being impressed by one Hull FC rented and may even buy it outright if it has the desired effect.
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“I’m renting it at the moment and if the scan goes well, I’m going to look to get one,” Pryce told The Bench podcast.
“A company came in just as John [Asiata] got injured…We got it at the training ground for about two weeks and I spoke to the guy and said ‘Is there any chance of getting one put in my house in Bradford?’, because I’m still living about an hour away from Hull at the moment.
“It’s a chamber where you’re five metres below sea level, so you’re breathing in oxygen at a different rate.
“I don’t understand how the science works, but I get in it for two hours a day and I just fall asleep.”
That injury disrupted what had been a promising start to life back in Super League for Pryce after returning to these shores from 18 months in the NRL with Newcastle Knights in March.
The former Huddersfield Giants player’s time in Australia saw him make five first-grade appearances and he admitted he was happy to try to cruise by on his talent rather than putting in the hard work when he was first there.
That prompted an attitude shift on his return to Super League where he was determined to set the example, particularly after opting to return midway through this season rather than wait until the 2026 campaign.
“Since I’ve come back to England, I’ve tried to help the young lads in that sense of leading by actions, trying to work a bit harder, doing extras, being at the front in terms of fitness and conditioning,” Pryce said. “I feel like I learnt that when I went to Newcastle.
“My expectation was to play a few more NRL games that I did, but now looking back on it, did I work hard enough to play those games? No.
“I probably could have stayed and maybe hoped to get a few NRL games under my belt this year…but when I spoke to [Hull FC head coach] John [Cartwright] and [chief executive] Richie [Myler], they just spoke about how invested they are in me to be a part of this team.
“Especially at my age now, 22, I don’t really want to be in and out of the team anymore. I want to play week in, week out at a professional level and prove I can do it at that level.”