The Super League team news is in for Saturday’s games with 21-man squads confirmed for Wakefield Trinity v Bradford Bulls and Warrington Wolves’ trip to face Catalans.
Bradford are the only one of those four sides who did not play in last week’s Challenge Cup quarter-finals but that’s not to say they’re all that well-rested with the Bulls missing several key players.
Head coach Kurt Haggerty confirmed fresh long-term injury blows for Waqa Blake and Phoenix Steinwede with both men out for 12 weeks, whilst he also admitted to fears of being unable to name a 21-man squad.
As it turns out, Haggerty has been able to name a 21-man squad for the 3:00 pm kick-off against Wakefield Trinity. Saturday’s later game sees Super League table-toppers Warrington Wolves head to Perpignan to take on Catalans Dragons, who will be led by interim coach Ryan Sheridan after the confirmed exit of Joel Tomkins.
The squads for all four teams have now been confirmed.
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Wakefield Trinity v Bradford Bulls team news
Daryl Powell makes two changes to his squad with the suspended Jazz Tevaga dropping out alongside Isaiah Vagana. They’re replaced by Caius Faatili and Charlie Abraham, who was recently handed a one-year full-time deal with the club.
As for Bradford, they’re forced into a massive six changes with several stars dropping out. The aforementioned Waqa Blake and Phoenix Steinwede drop out but so too does star prop Ryan Sutton.
Jayden Nikorima, Joe Keyes and Rowan Milnes also miss out showcasing a crisis in the halves with the main additions being forwards as Cam Bate, Brandon Douglas, Will Gardiner, Alfie Leake, Dan Russell and Ebon Scurr replace the six who drop out.
Wakefield Trinity 21-man squad: Max Jowitt, Oliver Pratt, Cameron Scott, Corey Hall, Tom Johnstone, Jake Trueman, Mason Lino, Mike McMeeken, Tyson Smoothy, Ky Rodwell, Seth Nikotemo, Matty Storton, Jay Pitts, Caleb Hamlin-Uele, Caius Faatili, Harvey Smith, Jack Sinfield, Jayden Myers, Josh Rourke, Tray Lolesio, Charlie Abraham
Bradford Bulls 21-man squad: Andy Ackers, Caleb Aekins, Chris Atkin, Cam Bate, Ed Chamberlain, Brandon Douglas, Zac Fulton, Will Gardiner, Sam Hallas, Alfie Leake, Loghan Lewis, Esan Marsters, Joe Mellor, Jack Ormondroyd, Eliot Peposhi, Leon Ruan, Dan Russel, Ethan Ryan, Ebon Scurr, Mitch Souter, Connor Wynne
Catalans Dragons v Warrington Wolves team news
Sam Burgess makes five changes to his squad with several being enforced through injury. Cai Taylor-Wray played through a hand injury last week so he drops out, whilst Josh Smith and Luke Yates also drop out through injury. Tommy Rhodes and Luke Thomas are also replaced.
Toafofoa Sipley returns from injury, Jake Thewlis is recalled from his loan at Castleford, whilst Max Wood, Ewan Smith and Lachlan Webster are also added.
As for Catalans, they have made no changes from the squad named to take on St Helens.
Catalans Dragons 21-man squad: Charlie Staines, Tommy Makinson, Nick Cotric, Solomona Faataape, Toby Sexton, Lewis Dodd, Chris Satae, Julian Bousquet, Ben Condon, Benjamin Garcia, Phoenix Laulu-Togaga’e, Iszac Fa’asuemaleaui, Romain Navarrete, Harvey Wilson, Kruise Leeming, Zac Lipowicz, Guillermo Aispuro-Bichet, Lenny Marc, Ugo Tison, Leo Darrelatour, Alexis Lis
Warrington Wolves 21-man squad: Josh Thewlis, Toby King, Albert Hopoate, Matty Ashton, George Williams, Marc Sneyd, Danny Walker, James Harrison, Sam Stone, Ben Currie, Sam Powell, Toafofoa Sipley, Liam Byrne, Ewan Irwin, James Bentley, Joe Philbin, Max Wood, Jake Thewlis, Ewan Smith, Kelepi Tanginoa, Lachlan Webster
