St Helens boss Kristian Woolf provides update on Regan Grace ahead of Challenge Cup

St Helens head coach Kristian Woolf has confirmed that Regan Grace will be in the squad for this week’s fixture against Whitehaven in the Challenge Cup.

Grace has yet to feature this season after getting injured in pre-season training, but Woolf has confirmed that the Welsh wizard will return.

Speaking during his pre-match press conference, Woolf told the St Helens Star: “Regan is going to be named in the squad this week.

“He’s done a great job with his rehab – I thought it would be a little bit earlier to be honest, but we got to a point where we didn’t want to take the risk.

“He’s been out for a long time – he’s missed six games as well as a chunk of the pre-season so we didn’t want to take any extra risks.

“We now know is that he’s 100% ready to go and there’s no risk whatsoever of him re-doing that.

“It’s been great having him back at training and seeing how well he moves with the ball and without the ball.

His speed and his energy that he’s brought to the group because he’s fresh and ready to go.”