TOP try poacher David Ingram is out of Leigh's march towards Wembley and the start of their league campaign.

The stand-off, who touched down 23 times last season, was carried off with an ankle injury midway through Leigh's Sunday success over Swinton.

X-rays have confirmed Leigh's worst fears - he has chipped a bone and there may also be another fracture. "As far as the fracture goes the x-ray was inconclusive," said chairman Mick Higgins. "But he will have more done in a day or two when the swelling has gone down."

Initial estimates of Ingram's absence range from four to six weeks, ruling him out of a Plate semi-final place on March 23 should Leigh beat Whitehaven on Sunday.

Leigh play an Alliance home friendly with Swinton on Wednesday.

Finalists in the Silk Cut Plate will be restricted to 2,000 Wembley tickets each because of the huge demand for Rugby League's biggest day out of the year.

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