Huddersfield and St Helens meet in what could be described as the game of the round and potentially a dress rehearsal for this year’s Challenge Cup Final.
After dropping a point at Leeds, Huddersfield will want to remind the league that they can compete with the likes of St Helens at the top by taking their outstanding comeback against the Rhinos and turning it into a complete performance.
The Saints will be looking to use this game as a statement to demonstrate that they’re a cut above the rest having already beaten one challenger to their crown on Friday in their derby win over Wigan.
Kick-off time and TV channel:
The game will kick off at 15:00.
There will be no live TV coverage of the game but highlights will be available on Super League’s YouTube channel.
Predicted Line-ups:
Huddersfield Giants
Ian Watson will be forced into a number of changes with Theo Fages, Owen Trout, Chris McQueen and Matty English out. Oliver Russell will come into the halves for Fages, Oliver Wilson will start at prop with Oliver Roberts completing the Oliver trio by filling in the backrow. Michael Lawrence will also return to the side on the bench and there could be an appearance for Sam Hewitt amongst the subs. After a great performance off the bench against Leeds, Ashton Golding will keep his spot as replacement nine.
6 Tui Lolohea
2 Jermaine McGillvary
21 Leroy Cudjoe
4 Ricky Leutele
25 Innes Senior
16 Jack Cogger
23 Olly Russell
8 Chris Hill
9 Danny Levi
20 Oliver Wilson
11 Josh Jones
24 Oliver Roberts
13 Luke Yates
Substitutes
5 Ashton Golding
10 Michael Lawrence
15 Joe Greenwood
29 Sam Hewitt
St Helens
Kristian Woolf’s big decision comes at scrum-half with Lewis Dodd unavailable for this fixture. He may ask James Roby to play there or Jack Welsby. If it is Roby, Joey Lussick will start at nine. Jake Wingfield will be tasked to replace Morgan Knowles at 13 and Curtis Sironen will give the pack a boost as he comes back from his ban.
1 Jack Welsby
2 Tommy Makinson
23 Konrad Hurrell
4 Mark Percival
27 Jon Benninson
6 Jonny Lomax
9 James Roby
8 Alex Walmsley
14 Joey Lussick
10 Matty Lees
16 Curtis Sironen
12 Joe Batchelor
19 Jake Wingfield
Substitutes
15 Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook
17 Agnatius Paasi
18 Kyle Amor
20 James Bell