Team news for tonight’s three Super League games is in with the major game being Warrington Wolves at home to Wigan Warriors, where Sam Burgess has settled on his George Williams replacement and Matt Peet has made a fitness call on Jake Wardle.
Centre Wardle hasn’t featured since round one of the competition when he limped off with a knee injury against Castleford Tigers, however, the England international was named in the 21-man squad for tonight’s clash.
He would be a major boost given the fact fellow centre Adam Keighran played last week in the halves as Harry Smith (suspended) and Bevan French (hamstring) missed out, and now Peet has made his call on Wardle and his halves.
Wardle is the man to start in the centres as Liam Farrell swaps sides and Adam Keighran retains his spot in the halves, meaning Dayon Sambou drops out. Ethan Havard also returns at prop as Tom Forber drops out.
As for opponents Warrington Wolves, they lost captain George Williams to injury and that’s seen young gun Ewan Irwin handed a start alongside veteran Marc Sneyd but that’s not the only change that Sam Burgess has made.
Cai Taylor-Wray returns at full-back with Jordy Crowther also returning to the squad after his fractured cheekbone. That move sees Kelepi Tanginoa move to the bench with Luke Thomas the man to replace James Harrison.
Warrington Wolves XIII: Cai Taylor-Wray; Josh Thewlis, Albert Hopoate, Toby King, Matty Ashton; Ewan Irwin, Marc Sneyd; Luke Thomas, Danny Walker, Liam Byrne; James Bentley, Sam Stone; Ben Currie
Interchanges: Jordy Crowther, Kelepi Tanginoa, Joe Philbin, Max Wood
Wigan Warriors XIII: Jai Field; Zach Eckersley, Liam Farrell, Jake Wardle, Liam Marshall; Adam Keighran, Jack Farrimond; Luke Thompson, Brad O’Neill, Ethan Havard; Oliver Partington, Junior Nsemba; Kaide Ellis
Interchanges: Patrick Mago, Sam Eseh, Kian McDermott, Taylor Kerr
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Leeds Rhinos versus Catalans Dragons
Brad Arthur changes up his pack as Mikolaj Oledzki, Danny Levi and Keenan Palasia start in the front row, with Kallum Watkins starting at loose forward.
It means Tom Holroyd, Cooper Jenkins and Jarrod O’Connor all drop to the bench in what is an unchanged 17.
Ryan Sheridan makes just one change as Alexis Lis drops from the bench to 18th man with Josh Allen returning to the bench having previously missed out with a HIA.
Leeds Rhinos XIII: Lachie Miller; Maika Sivo, Ash Handley, Jack Bird, Ryan Hall; Brodie Croft, Jake Connor;Mikolaj Oledzki, Danny Levi, Keenan Palasai; Chris Hankinson, James McDonnell; Kallum Watkins
Interchanges: Tom Holroyd, Cooper Jenkins, Jarrod O’Connor, Cameron Smith
Catalans Dragons XIII: Charlie Staines; Tommy Makinson, Guillermo Aispuro-Bichet, Solomona Faataape, Leo Darrelatour; Toby Sexton, Lewis Dodd; Iszac Fa’asuamaleaui, Kruise Leeming, Romain Navarrete; Zac Lipowicz, Benjamin Garcia; Julian Bousquet
Interchanges: Chris Satae, Ben Condon, Harvey Wilson, Alexis Lis
Castleford Tigers versus Hull FC
Castleford Tigers have been tasked with backing up their win over Wigan Warriors and Ryan Carr has made just one change with Liam Hood dropping out of the squad meaning George Lawler starts at hooker.
Jordan Lane moves into the front row with Geore Hirst starting as Aidan Doolan is called up to the bench as the alternate hooker.
Hull FC suffered the major loss of Sam Lisone with the prop forward requiring surgery on his pec that’s set to rule him out for up to 18 weeks. Fellow forward Matty Laidlaw suffered a dead leg and is also out for this one so Andy Last calls upon loanee Jeremiah Matautia, who follows his Leeds Rhinos teammate Harry Newman.
Jake Arthur comes back into the halves with Cade Cust dropping to the bench, whrre new recruit Matautia also starts from.
Castleford Tigers XIII: Jenson Windley; Mikaele Ravalawa, Darnell McIntosh, Krystian Mapapalangi, Jason Qareqare; Daejarn Asi, Tom Weaver; Jordan Lane, George Lawler, Renouf Atoni; George Hirst, Alex Mellor; Joe Stimson
Bench: Jack Ashworth, Brock Greacen, Sam Hall, Aidan Doolan
Hull FC XIII: Logan Moy; Tom Briscoe, Harry Newman, Davy Litten, Lewis Martin; Jake Arthur, Aidan Sezer; Harvie Hill, Amir Bourouh, Ligi Sao; Connor Bailey, Zak Hardaker; James Bell
Interchanges: Yusuf Aydin, Brad Fash, Cade Cust, Jeremiah Matautia
