The team news is in for tonight’s two Super League matches, with Leigh Leoaprds making a call on full-back David Armstrong.
Leopards boss Adrian Lam revealed the club will be waiting until the day of the game to decide whether the Australian will feature in the first-team or in reserve grade, and they have opted to bleed him in gradually.
Armstrong, at the time of writing, is currently playing for Leigh’s reserves against Huddersfield Giants, in a curtain raiser before tonight’s Super League game and has marked his return with a try.
Kavan Rothwell is another who is featuring, with boss Lam revealing he has been close to a Super League debut, however injuries have kept delaying his maiden senior appearance.
With Armstrong in the reserves, Gareth O’Brien will continue at full-back, whilst Josh Charnley will make his 400th career appearance on the wing.
Owen Trout is named on the bench, whilst there is a return for Robbie Mulhern after the prop missed out of last week’s win over York.
Opponents Huddersfield welcome back Harry Rushton to the side. The vice-captain has been struggling with a thumb injury throughout the start of the season, but returns in the forward pack this evening.
Tanguy Zenon has been chosen to replace Sam Halsall at centre, after the former Wigan man suffered an Achilles injury in defeat to Leeds Rhinos.
Leigh Leopards: Gareth O’Brien, AJ Towse, Innes Senior, Jack Hughes, Josh Charnley, Adam Cook, Lachlan Lam, Joe Ofahengaue, Edwin Ipape, Robbie Mulhern, Frankie Halton, Jacob Alick-Wiencke, Isaac Liu
Bench:Â Louis Brogan, Owen Trout, Liam Horne, Ben McNamara
Huddersfield Giants:Â Niall Evalds, Adam Swift, Tanguy Zenon, Jacob Gagai, Jacob Douglas, Tui Lolohea, Adam Clune, Fenton Rogers, Zac Woolford, Chris Patolo, Asher O’Donnell, Harry Rushton, Tristan Powell
Bench:Â Taane Milne, George King, Mathieu Cozza, Oliver Russell
Super League line-ups confirmed
The other match tonight sees York Knights host Toulouse Olympique in a repeat of the 2025 Championship Grand Final.
York came out second best that day, and will be seeking revenge as the two sides meet for the first time since that game.
Cody Hunter will continue in the halves alongside Ata Hingano, whilst fellow Newcastle Thunder loanees David Nofoaluma and Sam Cook also feature.
Jon Bennison makes his debut for the club after signing from St Helens in the off-season.
Toulouse have made three changes to their side, with Paul Ulberg, Henry O’Kane and Ellis Gillam replacing Mathieu Pons, Maxime Stefani and Baptiste Rodriguez repsectively.
York Knights:Â David Nofoaluma, Jon Bennison, Kieran Buchanan, Sam Wood, Scott Galeano, Ata Hingano, Cody Hunter, Jack Martin, Paul McShane, Paul Vaughan, Oli Field, Jesse Dee, Ben Littlewood
Bench:Â Denive Balmforth, Josh Griffin, Xavier Va’a, Sam Cook
Toulouse Olympique:Â Olly Ashall-Bott, Benjamin Laguerre, Luke Polselli, Reubenn Rennie, Paul Ulberg, Cesar Rouge, Thomas Lacans, Lambert Belmas, Brendan Hands, Rob Butler, Mathieu Jussaume, Henry O’Kane, Anthony Marion
Bench:Â Ellis Gillam, Tiaki Chan, James Roumanos, AJ Wallace
