Saturday night Super League sees two big matches with team news confirmed for each, including the clash between Wigan Warriors and Hull FC.
Whilst tonight’s World Club Challenge is the pick of the games this week, Saturday night’s match between Wigan and Hull FC is among the best Super League games this week.
It’s the only Super League match that features two teams that won in round one but both sides are likely to look very different on account of fresh injury blows, as well as returning stars.
Saturday evening’s earlier game sees Toulouse Olympique host Castleford Tigers with the French side having beaten Castleford’s West Yorkshire rivals Wakefield in round one, and they’ll be fancied to make it two wins from two at home in France.
Castleford have also confirmed the loss of full-back signing Blake Taaffee to a season-ending injury, though they have signed Ashton Golding with the ex-Huddersfield man expected to add depth at hooker or loose forward.
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Super League team news
Wigan Warriors
The major news that come out of Wigan after round one was that centre Jake Wardle will miss up to 12 weeks after a knee injury sustained in the win over Castleford.
He’ll go under the knife to resolve that with replacement options for Matt Peet including off-season signing Dayon Sambou. Wardle is replaced in the 21-man squad by Taylor Kerr.
Wigan Warriors 21-man squad: 1. Jai Field, 2. Zach Eckersley, 3. Adam Keighran, 5. Liam Marshall, 6. Bevan French, 7. Harry Smith, 8. Ethan Havard, 9. Brad O’Neill, 10. Luke Thompson, 11. Junior Nsemba, 12. Liam Farrell, 13. Kaide Ellis, 14. Sam Walters, 15. Patrick Mago, 19. Jack Farrimond, 20. Sam Eseh, 22. Tom Forber, 23. Kian McDermott, 25. Taylor Kerr, 32. Dayon Sambou
🔢 Head Coach Matt Peet has named his squad to face Hull FC in our first home match of the @SuperLeague season. ⬇️
Matrix Fitness | #WWRL #SLWIGHUL pic.twitter.com/00Ti8dGSim
— Wigan Warriors 🍒⚪️ (@WiganWarriorsRL) February 19, 2026
Hull FC
Hull FC will be boosted with the return of Jed Cartwright after he missed round one due to a HIA though the update on James Bell and John Asiata was that the pair were ‘week to week’.
Ligi Sao misses out through suspension with the forward one of three who drop out of the 21-man squad. Jake Arthur (hamstring) and Zak Hardaker (leg) are replace by Logan Moy and Matty Laidlaw.
Hull FC 21-man squad: 1. Will Pryce, 2. Harvey Barron, 3. Davy Litten, 5. Lewis Martin, 7. Aidan Sezer, 9. Amir Bourouh, 10. Harvie Hill, 11. Joe Batchelor, 12. Jed Cartwright, 14. Cade Cust, 16. Sam Lisone, 17. Liam Knight, 19. Tom Briscoe, 20. Yusuf Aydin, 21. Arthur Romano, 22. Connor Bailey, 23. Brad Fash, 24. Logan Moy, 25. Matty Laidlaw, 27. Callum Kemp, 32. Lloyd Kemp
John Cartwright has named his 21-man squad ahead of Saturday’s Betfred Super League Round 2 clash against @WiganWarriorsRL 📋
Read 👉 https://t.co/v4Rxfvqioo
⚫️⚪️ #COYH | https://t.co/cxzK1xFbBf pic.twitter.com/EPDKbpplOb
— Hull FC (@hullfcofficial) February 19, 2026
Toulouse Olympique
Toulouse upset the odds to defeat Wakefield last Saturday and back on home soil, they’ll fancy their chances. Olly Ashall-Bott is named once again after the full-back’s stand-out performance.
Sylvain Houles has made two changes with Maxime Stefani and AJ Wallace in and Baptise Rodriguez and Henry O’Kane out.
Toulouse Olympique 21-man squad: 1. Olly Ashall-Bott, 2. Paul Ulberg, 3. Reubenn Rennie, 5. Benjamin Laguerre, 6. Thomas Lacans, 8. Lambert Belmas, 9. Brendan Hands, 11. Maxime Stefani, 12. Mathieu Jussaume, 13. Anthony Marion, 15. Joe Cator, 16. Joe Bretherton, 17. Rob Butler, 19. Romeo Tropis, 20. AJ Wallace, 23. Tyler Dupree, 24. Pierre-Jean Lima, 25. Luke Polselli, 26. Trevor Chiffolleau, 27. Hugo Garrigues, 29. Cesar Rouge
𝐋𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐞 𝐎𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚 𝟏𝐞̀𝐫𝐞 𝐚̀ 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐧 🏟️
Découvrez les 21 Olympiens retenus pour le tout premier rendez-vous de @SuperLeague de la saison à Wallon, samedi 21 février à 19h face aux @CTRLFC 🐯.
La première de l’année à Wallon où vos… pic.twitter.com/rlZM601QKd
— Toulouse Olympique (@TOXIII) February 19, 2026
Castleford Tigers
Castleford confirmed Blake Taaffe to have suffered a season-ending ACL injury so he drops out in what could be an opportunity for youngster Fletcher Rooney.
Ashton Golding comes straight into the squad alongside loan signing George Hirst from Wigan Warriors with Taafe and Jenson Windley the pair to drop out.
Castleford Tigers 21-man squad: 4. Darnell McIntosh, 5. Mikaele Ravalawa, 6. Daejarn Asi, 7. Tom Weaver, 8. Renouf Atoni, 9. Liam Hood, 10. George Lawler, 11. Jordan Lane, 12. Alex Mellor, 13. Joe Stimson, 14. Brock Greacen, 16. Joe Westerman, 17. Chris Atkin, 18. Fletcher Rooney, 19. Brad Singleton, 22. Jason Qareqare, 23. Krystian Mapapalangi, 25. Sam Hall, 30. Jimmy Beckett, 31. Ashton Golding, 32. George Hirst
LE GROUPE 📋🇫🇷
Our 21-man squad for our away fixture against @TOXIII is in!https://t.co/ItuGxSe0zl pic.twitter.com/9upX2eemPM
— Castleford Tigers (@CTRLFC) February 19, 2026
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