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Leigh Leopards without star man for Wigan Warriors clash as team news locked in

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Wigan Warriors host Leigh Leopards in a repeat of the Round One epic and the team news for the game has been confirmed.

The two sides couldn’t be split after 80 minutes at the Brick Community Stadium back in February with the Leopards nicking it in golden point thanks to a Gaz O’Brien drop goal to secure a famous 1-0 scoreline.

Since then both sides have showed strong form with Wigan currently sitting second and Leigh in third, though the Warriors know they can go top of Super League with a win.

Hull KR could hit back tomorrow but it would mark the first time this year that Matt Peet’s side had topped the table at any point. A Leigh win would push them into second, leapfrogging their neighbours Wigan.

A crowd of over 17,000 is expected for the Battle of the Borough and both teams have now confirmed how they will line up.

Wigan Warriors team news

Abbas Miski has undergone surgery so misses out and it’s Zach Eckerlsey who replaces him on the wing with the backs unchanged outside of that.

Luke Thompson drops to the bench with Sam Walters and Liam Byrne starting at prop in a major change. Another key change is the return of Patrick Mago who joins Thompson on the bench along with Tyler Dupree and Kruise Leeming.

Wigan Warriors XIII: Jai Field; Zach Eckersley, Adam Keighran, Jake Wardle, Liam Marshall; Bevan French, Harry Smith; Sam Walters, Brad O’Neill, Liam Byrne; Junior Nsemba, Kaide Ellis

Interchanges: Kruise Leeming, Patrick Mago, Tyler Dupree, Luke Thompson

Leigh Leopards team news

Adrian Lam had explained that David Armstrong was “50/50” for the game and the club haven’t taken the risk with him as Bailey Hodgson starts at full-back.

Joe Ofahengaue moves from the bench backing into the starting XIII with Owen Trout shifting to second-row and Jack Hughes dropping to the bench.

More power is added to the bench through Alec Tuitavake who returns from injury whilst Adrian Lam continues to use two utilities there in Matty Davis and Ben McNamara.

Leigh Leopards XIII: Bailey Hodgson; Darnell McIntosh, Umyla Hanley, Tesi Niu, Josh Charnley; Gaz O’Brien, Lachlan Lam; Joe Ofahengaue, Edwin Ipape, Robbie Mulhern; Owen Trout, Ethan O’Neill, Isaac Liu

Interchanges: Matty Davis, Jack Hughes, Alec Tuitavake, Ben McNamara

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