Bristol Rovers face a wait before they find out the full extent of the hip injury that will make top scorer Rickie Lambert a major doubt for Tuesday's trip to Crewe Alexandra.

The 20-goal leading scorer would have missed last Tuesday's trip to Oldham Athletic and today's scheduled clash with Huddersfield Town had they not been postponed because of snow.

The Scouse marksman had a precautionary scan two days ago – but the weather has also intervened in the club learning the outcome.

"The scan was done on Thursday but the radiographer who reads it was snowed in yesterday and couldn't get into work so it's likely to be next week before we know the result," said physio Phil Kite.

"Rickie has experienced quite a lot of soreness recently and we just need to check there's no serious problem with his hip joint."

The game against the Terriers was called off yesterday morning after a white-out at the Memorial Stadium and coach Paul Trollope staged a training session for his squad in the snow at a nearby sports field.

"It was no real surprise that the game was off but, once again, it's frustrating because we also missed out on Tuesday when the Oldham game was postponed," said Trollope.

"To miss out again is disappointing but the weather conditions dictated it as not only the pitch but the surrounding areas were very badly affected.

"The roads and paths were treacherous, making it difficult to access the stadium."

Rovers now face two games a week until mid-March – the earliest the Huddersfield game can be rearranged because of a fixtures backlog caused by earlier postponements.

While Lambert is likely to miss the trip to Gresty Road on Tuesday, Rovers will be hoping winger Jeff Hughes could be in contention.

"Jeff might have missed the Huddersfield game with a sore foot but hopefully the extra few days might give him time to recover," said Trollope.

"Hopefully the snow will clear through the weekend and into early next week, because we need to get playing again."

Rovers' Youth Alliance Cup game at Leyton Orient today also fell victim to the elements. The game was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch at Loughton.