Wakefield Trinity boss, Daryl Powell has named his first competitive 21-man squad of his tenure at the club including for the first time former Leeds Rhinos and Hull FC halfback Luke Gale.
This is of course a big call to bring him back from injury in this game before the start of the Championship season. It is of course a competitive fixture but Wakefield’s priority is undoubtedly on winning the Championship.
Trinity will travel to the LNER Community Stadium to take on York RLFC Knights in Group 3 of the 1895 Cup on Sunday 4th February (KO: 3pm).
Powell has selected a strong squad with the full first 13 squad numbers being named in the 21-man squad.
A host of new signings are in line to make their competitive debuts for Wakefield with new arrival Isaiah Vagana named having landed from Australia earlier this week.
The club already have close to 1,000 fans already heading over to the LNER Community Stadium with the club taking three full coaches. Tickets are still available for the game online here on York’s website.
21-Man Squad To Face York
Max Jowitt
Jermaine McGillvary
Oliver Pratt
Iain Thornley
Lachlan Walmsley
Luke Gale
Mason Lino
Josh Bowden
Liam Hood
Renouf Atoni
Matty Ashurst
Josh Griffin
Jay Pitts
Caleb Uele
Mathieu Cozza
Isaiah Vagana
Toby Boothroyd
Thomas Doyle
Jack Croft
Romain Franco
Myles Lawford
Luke Gale and Wakefield head to Siddal
Wakefield Trinity v Warrington Wolves Picture by John Clifton/SWpix.com – 30/07/2023 – Rugby League – Betfred Super League Round 20 – Wakefield Trinity v Warrington Wolves – Be Well Support Stadium, Wakefield, England – Wakefield Trinity s Luke Gale celebrates the scoring of a try by Liam Hood Wakefield England
Wakefield Trinity will take on Siddal ARLFC in Round 3 of the Betfred Challenge Cup.
Trinity will travel to Siddal’s Exley Lane home for the clash, on Saturday 10th February (2pm KO).
Siddal, the 2016 NCL Champions, overcame Clock Face Miners 38-4 in Round 2 of the Challenge Cup to get to this stage and will now be looking forward to the challenge that Trinity pose.
The community club was drawn at home, but had to demonstrate to the RFL their ability to meet minimum standards in order to host professional opposition. Following inspections yesterday (Wednesday 31 January) by ground safety officers, the RFL Board has today granted approval for the game to go ahead.
The club will make an announcement as soon as possible regarding admission prices and ticketing, after considering safety advice regarding emergency access and egress, traffic management, stewarding and sanitary facilities.
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