There are four teams in Super League action on Friday night and the team news is now in, including for Leigh Leopards who are short on numbers.
Adrian Lam confirmed on Tuesday that the Leopards are without ten players including Edwin Ipape and Umyla Hanley, however, there was some positive news in that Bailey Hodgson’s injury was not as bad as first feared.
Rather than being a season-ending ACL injury, Hodgson suffered a PCL tear that will rule him out for eight weeks, which whilst still a blow is far better than what was feared.
The Leopards host Catalans Dragons on Friday night with both teams coming off torrid defeats, whilst York Knights host Warrington Wolves in the other game.
York defeated Hull FC by just one point whilst Warrington defeated Wakefield with Marc Sneyd proving crucial. Now, all four clubs have confirmed their 21-man squads for Friday night’s games.
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Leigh Leopards news
Leigh Leopards have named just a 20-man squad and even within that, there are injured players. Adrian Lam listed AJ Towse (calf) and Louis Brogan (knee) among the ten injured players, however, both are named in his 20-man squad.
Umyla Hanley (shoulder), Joe Ofahengaue (calf), Edwin Ipape (knee), Matty Davis (HIA), and Bailey Hodgon (knee) all drop out with the replacements being AJ Towse, Ben McNamara, Louis Brogan and Will Brough.
As such, it’s easy to work out who will be in the matchday squad on Friday with possible debuts for Will Brough and Ryan Brown, unless they’re named as 18th man.
Leigh Leopards 20-man squad: 2. Keanan Brand, 3. Tesi Niu, 5. Josh Charnley, 6. Adam Cook, 7. Lachlan Lam, 10. Robbie Mulhern, 11. Frankie Halton, 12. Owen Trout, 13. Isaac Liu, 15. Jacob Alick-Wiencke, 17. Liam Horne, 19. Innes Senior, 20. AJ Towse, 21, Gareth O’Brien, 22. Jack Hughes, 23, Andrew Badrock, 24. Ben McNamara, 25. Louis Brogan, 28. Ryan Brown, 29. Will Brough
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Lammy’s squad picks for this Friday’s game.Main Match Sponsor: @AmariManchester pic.twitter.com/yL5GVHdEJ4
— Leigh Leopards (@LeighLeopardsRL) March 4, 2026
Catalans Dragons team news
Joel Tomkins accuses his side of giving up in the final 30 minutes against St Helens so it’s perhaps not surprising to see him making four changes, although at least one is forced with Benjamin Garcia picking up a knock last week.
Wingers Josh Simm and Matty Russell also drop out, as well as Alexis Lis, with Chris Satae, Lenny Marc, Leo Darrelatour and full-back Guillermo Aispuro-Bichet the four to be added to the squad.
Catalans Dragons 21-man squad: 1. Charlie Staines, 2. Tommy Makinson, 3. Nick Cotric, 4. Solomona Faataape, 6. Toby Sexton, 7. Lewis Dodd, 8. Chris Satae, 9. Alrix Da Costa, 12. Ben Condon, 14. Phoenix Laulu-Togaga’e, 15. Iszac Fa’asuamaleaui, 16. Josh Allen, 17. Romain Navarrete, 18. Harvey Wilson, 19. Kruise Leeming, 20. Zac Lipowicz, 21. Matthieu Laguerre, 24. Guillermo Aispuro-Bichet, 25. Lenny Marc, 28. Leo Darrelatour, 31. Tiaki Chan
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🇬🇧 https://t.co/o6YrC4x3j2 pic.twitter.com/a9eBAagmwG— Dragons Catalans (@DragonsOfficiel) March 4, 2026
York Knights team news
Mark Applegarth makes just one change to his squad with Kieran Buchanan named in place of Myles Harrison in the only swap.
It means that there is still no Jon Bennison with the former St Helens back still missing.
York Knights 21-man squad: 1. Toa Mata’afa, 2. Ben Jones-Bishop, 4. Sam Wood, 5. Scott Galeano, 6. Mafoa’aeata Hingano, 7. Liam Harris, 8. Jack Martin, 9. Paul McShane, 10. Paul Vaughan, 11. Josh Griffin, 12. Jesse Dee, 13. Jordan Thompson, 14. Denive Balmforth, 15. Xavier Va’a, 16. Justin Sangare, 19. Danny Richardson, 20. Oli Field, 21. Kieran Buchanan, 26. Nikau Williams, 31. King Vuniyayawa, 46. David Nofoaluma
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The Knights take on @WarringtonRLFC this Friday, 6 March (8pm KO) at LNER Community Stadium.
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— York RLFC Knights (@YorkRLFC) March 4, 2026
Warrington Wolves team news
Sam Burgess has kept it nice and simple with the Warrington boss naming an unchanged 21-man squad.
That means that star winger Matty Ashton is still not back, however, off-season signing Josh Smith has fared very well so far in his absence. James Bentley is another who still hasn’t returned with the second-rower suffering a back injury in the Challenge Cup.
Warrington Wolves 21-man squad: 1. Cai Taylor-Wray, 2. Josh Thewlis, 3. Toby King, 4. Albert Hopoate, 6. George Williams, 7. Marc Sneyd, 8. Luke Yates, 9. Danny Walker, 10. James Harrison, 12. Sam Stone, 13. Ben Currie, 14. Sam Powell, 15. Toafofoa Sipley, 16. Liam Byrne, 17. Jordy Crowther, 18. Ewan Irwin, 22. Joe Philbin, 26. Josh Smith, 27. Jake Thewlis, 32. Ewan Smith, 34. Kelepi Tanginoa
Unchanged 21 for Friday night’s trip to @YorkRLFC 👊 pic.twitter.com/4EgGbi63Eo
— Warrington Wolves (@WarringtonRLFC) March 4, 2026
