St Helens v Leeds: Squads Announced

St Helens and Leeds have both announced their 21-man squads for Friday night’s Super League fixture at the Totally Wicked Stadium (KO 7:45pm).

Reigning champions Saints are in red hot form and have gone unbeaten in the league since the competition restarted after lockdown.

The Rhinos’ haven’t been as consistent as that, but will undoubtedly still be on a high after their Challenge Cup Final triumph at Wembley last week.

St Helens

Veteran forward James Graham is back in contention for Saints after completing a self-isolation period due to coming into contact with someone with Covid-19. He replaces young back rower Jake Wingfield.

21-man squad: 1 Lachlan Coote, 2 Tom Makinson, 3 Kevin Naiqama, 5 Regan Grace, 6 Jonny Lomax, 7 Theo Fages, 8 Alex Walmsley, 9 James Roby, 11 Zeb Taia, 12 Dominique Peyroux, 13 Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, 14 Morgan Knowles, 15 Matty Lees, 16 Kyle Amor, 19 Aaron Smith, 20 James Bentley, 22 Jack Welsby, 23 Joe Batchelor, 26 Josh Simm, 27 Lewis Dodd, 32 James Graham.

Leeds Rhinos

As the Rhinos shape up to play their first of three games in six days, Richard Agar has rung the changes. Youngsters including Liam Tindall, Sam Walters, Jarrod O’Connor and Jack Broadbent all come into the side, with Luke Gale, Ash Handley, Konrad Hurrell and Rhyse Martin among those dropping out.

21-man squad: 1 Jack Walker, 6 Rob Lui, 8 Ava Seumanufagai, 14 Brad Dywer, 16 Richie Myler, 19 Mikolaj Oledzki, 20 Bodene Thomspon, 21 Rhys Evans, 22 Cameron Smith, 23 Callum McLelland, 24 Luke Briscoe, 25 James Donaldson, 26 Alex Sutcliffe, 27 Sam Walters, 28 Tom Holroyd, 33 Jarrod O’Connor, 34 Jack Broadbent, 36 Corey Hall, 38 Liam Tindall, 39 James Harrison, 42 Levi Edwards.