Warrington Wolves head coach Sam Burgess has made his call on who will partner George Williams in the halves with the squad confirmed for today’s clash against Leigh Leopards.
Young talent Ewan Irwin has played alongside the England skipper in recent weeks, however, it’s Marc Sneyd who starts today with the veteran returning after a recent run out in the reserves.
Sneyd is among several changes made by Wire for their Super League Rivals Round clash with Leigh Leopards, who themselves have made a number of changes on account of injury.
That game will kick off at 3:00 pm with Huddersfield Giants and York Knights also starting at the same time as part of a bumper afternoon of Super League.
The matchday squads for each club has now been confirmed with details below.
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Warrington Wolves v Leigh Leopards
Warrington Wolves team news
Ewan Irwin drops to 18th man to accommodate the return of Marc Sneyd whilst Sam Burgess also forgoes a back on his bench, having previously used youngster Lachlan Webster.
Instead, James Bentley returns in the back-row with Luke Thomas also starting meaning a bench of James Harrison, Sam Powell, Jordy Crowther and Joe Philbin. The injured Kelepi Tanginoa and Luke Yates drop out.
Warrington Wolves XIII: Josh Thewlis; Josh Smith, Albert Hopoate, Toby King, Matty Ashton George Williams, Marc Sneyd; Luke Thomas, Danny Walker, Liam Byrne; Sam Stone, James Bentley; Ben Currie
Interchanges: James Harrison, Sam Powell, Jordy Crowther, Joe Philbin
🫡 Sneyd is back
💥Thommo from the off
✊ Bentos in the back-rowLet’s bounce back, together! 💪 pic.twitter.com/XfbUix9Jra
— Warrington Wolves (@WarringtonRLFC) April 4, 2026
Leigh Leopards team news
An injury crisis in the centres means that Jacob Alick-Wiencke starts there as well as Will Brough, son of Super League legend Danny, with the youngster making his Super League debut.
Aaron Pene starts at prop with Joe Ofahengaue returning on the bench. Jack Hughes, Keanan Brand and Tesi Niu all miss out despite being named in the 21-man squad.
Leigh Leopards XIII: Gareth O’Brien; Innes Senior, Jacob Alick-Wiencke, Will Brough, Josh Charnley; Adam Cook, Lachlan Lam; Aaron Pene, Ben McNamara, Robbie Mulhern’ Frankie Halton, Owen Trout; Isaac Liu
Interchanges: Joe Ofahengaue, Louis Brogan, Matt Davis, Liam Horne
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Your Leopards team for today’s game against Warrington Wolves. pic.twitter.com/rQGH8PDqID— Leigh Leopards (@LeighLeopardsRL) April 4, 2026
Huddersfield Giants v York Knights
Huddersfield Giants team news
The Giants won for the first time last week and more importantly lost no new bodies to injury. They’ve also welcomed back Adam Swift in a major boost as he joins a backline that includes form man Jacob Gagai.
George King starts at prop alongside Fenton Rogers whilst Tom Burgess offers impact off the bench. Loanee Jacob Douglas is the man to miss out after Swift’s return.
Huddersfield Giants XIII: Niall Evalds; Tanguy Zenon, Connor Wrench, Jacob Gagai, Adam Swift; Tui Lolohea, Adam Clune; George King, Zac Woolford, Fenton Rogers; Asher O’Donnell, Chris Patolo; Tristan Powell
Interchanges: Taane Milne, Tom Burgess, Mathieu Cozza, Oliver Russell
Your Giants Team to face York Knights in Rivals Round 🔥#GiantsUnleashed pic.twitter.com/Og6nfDaZMj
— Huddersfield Giants 🐮🔔 (@Giantsrl) April 4, 2026
York Knights team news
York Knights lost Toa Mata’afa (shoulder) and Sam Wood (hand) in last week’s loss to Wakefield Trinity with that pair replaced by Will Dagger and Oli Field.
Scott Galeano is also named among the backs after an injury to Ben Jones-Bishop whilst former St Helens man Will Roberts starts in the halves in place of the injured Danny Richardson.
York Knights XIII: Will Dagger; Scott Galeano, Oli Field, Nikau Williams, David Nofoaluma; Ata Hingano, Will Roberts; Paul Vaughan, Paul McShane, Xavier Va’a; Jesse Dee, Josh Griffin; Sam Cook
Interchanges: Denive Balmforth, Jack Martin, Justin Sangare, Kieran Buchanan
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Here’s how the Knights line up for this afternoon’s game against Huddersfield Giants (3pm KO)#OurEra | #ThisIsYork ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/4OrXSiEWI6
— York RLFC Knights (@YorkRLFC) April 4, 2026
