Super League leaders Wigan Warriors welcome York Knights to the Brick Community Stadium tonight with the team news for both clubs confirmed.
Wigan remain unbeaten so far this season with the Warriors having won all four games in Super League whilst also making it to the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup, where they will face Wakefield Trinity away.
As for tonight’s visitors York, they’ve fared better in their debut Super League campaign than many would expect with the Knights sitting at two wins and two losses, defeating both Hull KR and Hull FC whilst also progressing to the Challenge Cup quarter-finals.
They face a far stiffer test tonight though with Wigan having started the year in blistering form but the absence of star duo Bevan French (hamstring) and Jai Field (appendicitis) certainly levels the playing field somewhat, at least on paper.
Each team has now confirmed their matchday squad ahead of kick-off at 8:00 pm tonight.
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Wigan Warriors team news
With Field and French out, it’s once again youngsters Noah Hodkinson and Jack Farrimond at full-back and half-back respectively with Matt Peet making just one change from last week.
Nathan Lowe replaces Dayon Sambou on the bench with Wigan once again opting to keep an outside back option on the interchanges.
Wigan Warriors XIII: Noah Hodkinson, Zach Eckersley, Adam Keighran, Liam Farrell, Liam Marshall, Jack Farrimond, Harry Smith, Ethan Havard, Brad O’Neill, Luke Thompson, Junior Nsemba, Sam Walters, Kaide Ellis
Interchanges: Patrick Mago, Oliver Partington, Sam Eseh Jr, Nathan Lowe
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Here are your Wigan Warriors to take on York Knights in Super League R5!#WWRL #SLWIGYOR pic.twitter.com/9RjfWSX3Ao
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York Knights team news
Captain Liam Harris (hamstring) is replaced by Danny Richardson in the halves whilst Mark Applegarth also calls on loanees David Nofoaluma and Sam Cook, formerly of York, with both men named in the starting XIII.
That means Scott Galeano drops out of the squad and becomes 18th man whilst Cook replaces last week’s loanee King Vuniyayawa at loose forward. Oli Field and Jack Martin also drop to the bench in place of Josh Griffin and Xavier Va’a.
York Knights XIII: Toa Mata’afa, Ben Jones-Bishop, Sam Wood, Nikau Williams, David Nofoaluma, Mafoa’aeata Hingano, Danny Richardson, Xavier Va’a, Paul McShane, Paul Vaughan, Josh Griffin, Jesse Dee, Sam Cook
Interchanges: Denive Balmforth, Jack Martin, Justin Sangare, Oli Field
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Here’s how the Knights line up for tonight’s game against Wigan Warriors (8pm KO)#OurEra | #ThisIsYork ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/lG4FsYj4pr
— York RLFC Knights (@YorkRLFC) March 19, 2026
