Leeds and Castleford have both announced their 21-man squads for Monday night’s Super League West Yorkshire derby at Emerald Headingley Stadium (KO 7:45pm).
The Rhinos come into the squad off the back of defeat against St Helens on Friday night.
After a torrid few weeks with injury and Covid-related issues, Daryl Powell’s side come into the game on the back of a win, having triumphed over Hull KR 38-24 on Thursday.
Leeds Rhinos
Richard Agar has welcomed back a number of big personalities for this West Yorkshire derby. Tom Briscoe, Konrad Hurrell, Ash Handley, Luke Gale, Kruise Leeming, Matt Prior, Alex Mellor, Rhyse Martin and Liam Sutcliffe return to the 21-man-squad after being rested against St Helens. They replace Rhys Evans, Callum McLelland, Sam Walters, Jarrod O’Connor, Jack Broadbent, Corey Hall, Liam Tindall, James Harrison and Levi Edwards.
21-man squad: 1 Jack Walker, 2 Tom Briscoe, 4 Konrad Hurrell, 5 Ash Handley, 6 Rob Lui, 7 Luke Gale, 8 Ava Seumanufagai, 9 Kruise Leeming, 10 Matt Prior, 11 Alex Mellor, 12 Rhyse Martin, 14 Brad Dwyer, 15 Liam Sutcliffe, 16 Richie Myler, 19 Mikolaj Oldeski, 20 Bodene Thompson, 22 Cameron Smith, 24 Luke Briscoe, 25 James Donaldson, 26 Alex Sutcliffe, 28 Tom Holroyd.
Castleford Tigers
The Tigers have also made seven changes to the side that beat Hull KR. They welcome back Liam Watts, Oliver Holmes, James Clare, Matt Cook, Tyla Hepi and Gareth O’Brien. Academy player Cain Robb could also make his debut. They replace Grant Millington, Adam Milner, Nathan Massey, Jacques O’Neill, Brad Martin, Bailey Hodgson and Jack Sanderson.
21-man squad: 2 Derrell Olpherts, 4 Michael Shenton, 6 Jake Trueman, 7 Danny Richardson, 8 Liam Watts, 9 Paul McShane, 11 Oliver Holmes, 12 Mike McMeeken, 15 Jesse Sene-Lefao, 17 Alex Foster, 18 Cheyse Blair, 19 Daniel Smith, 20 Junior Moors, 21 James Clare, 23 Matt Cook, 24 Tyla Hepi, 25 Greg Eden, 27 Lewis Peachey, 34 Gareth O’Brien, 36 Dan Fleming, 37 Cain Robb.
