It’s a rare night in Super League as three games are played on Thursday and the team news for those matches is now in.
The standout game sees Leeds Rhinos host Leigh Leopards with Brad Arthur’s side looking to hammer home their advantage atop Super League, though Leigh are one of the competition’s form teams.
The Leopards are on the heels of both Hull KR and Warrington Wolves, who will face off next Tuesday and for that reason their round 23 games have been brought forward to tonight, thus creating a triple-header.
Hull KR host Catalans Dragons, who were hapless last week against Huddersfield, whilst Warrington welcome York to the Halliwell Jones Stadium, where all eyes will be on whether George Williams is back as promised.
Williams’ status and all the other key team news decisions have now been confirmed.
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Super League team news
Leeds Rhinos versus Leigh Leopards
Leeds are without James McDonnell, who is believed to be suffering with a pec injury, and that means that Kallum Watkins moves to the second row with last week’s star man Cameron Smith locking the pack.
Ryan Hall returns on the wing in place of the injured Alfie Edgell as Fergie McCormack takes a place on the bench.
Leigh see Robbie Mulhern, who suffered with back spasms last week, drop to the bench as Isaac Liu starts at prop, whilst Jack Hughes also returns to the side.
That means Jacob Alick-Wiencke drops to the bench as Gareth O’Brien drops back to the role of 18th man after playing just a few minutes last week.
Leeds Rhinos XIII: Lachie Miller, Ryan Hall, Ash Handley, Jack Bird, Harry Newman, Brodie Croft, Jake Connor, Mikolaj Oledzki, Jarrod O’Connor, Cooper Jenkins, Chris Hankinson, Kallum Watkins, Cameron Smith
Interchanges: Tom Holroyd, Presley Cassell, Zak Lloyd, Fergie McCormack
Leigh Leopards XIII: David Armstrong, Innes Senior, Andy Badrock, Umyla Hanley, Josh Charnley, Adam Cook, Lachlan Lam, Joe Ofahengaue, Liam Horne, Isaac Liu, Jack Hughes, Owen Trout, Louis Brogan
Interchanges: Edwin Ipape, Robbie Mulhern, Matt Davies, Jacob Alick-Wiencke
Hull KR versus Catalans Dragons
Hull KR replace the injured Oliver Gildart with Rhyse Martin as the second row forward fills in at centre whilst Sauaso Sue, who was left out of the 21-man squad due to a foot issue that required a rest, is replaced by the returning Tevita Pangai Jr.
Back from his ban, TPJ starts on the bench as Sam Luckley gets a rare start at prop with Bill Leyland also getting a call up onto the bench.
Catalans see Guillermo Aispuro-Bichet return from suspension to replace the injured Hugo Cellier, whilst Franck Maria drops out after his own suspension.
Kruise Leeming starts at hooker as Alrix Da Costa moves to loose forward with Ben Garcia in the second row.
Hull KR XIII: Jack Broadbent, Tom Davies, Peta Hiku, Rhyse Martin, Joe Burgess, Ryan Hampshire, Tyrone May, Sam Luckley, Jez Litten, Dean Hadley, Jai Whitbread, James Batchelor, Elliot Minchella
Interchanges: Tevita Pangai Jr, Karl Lawton, Tom Amone, Bill Leyland
Catalans Dragons XIII: Charlie Staines, Tommy Makinson, Nick Cotric, Guillermo Aispuro-Bichet, Leo Darrelatour, Toby Sexton, Lewis Dodd, Josh Allen, Kruise Leeming, Julian Bousquet, Zac Lipowicz,, Benjamin Garcia, Alrix Da Cost
Interchanges: Ben Condon, Alexis Lis, Chris Satae, Mathieu Laguerre
Warrington Wolves versus York Knights
Warrington make a host of changes but the main one is that George Williams is back and starting in the halves, meaning Leon Hayes drops out.
Arron Lindop also returns from injury to start in the centres, whilst Max Wood plays off the bench when recalled from his loan spell at Hull FC.
David Nofoaluma replaces the injured Scott Galeano on the wing, whilst Jesse Dee returns to the starting XIII. That sees Matty Foster drop to the bench in an otherwise unchanged side.
Warrington Wolves XIII: Josh Thewlis, Albert Hopoate, Arron Lindop, Toby King, Matty Ashton, George Williams, Ewan Irwin, Luke Thomas, Danny Walker, James Harrison, James Bentley, Sam Stone, Ben Currie
Interchanges: Toafofofa Sipley, Jordy Crowther, Adam Holroyd, Max Wood
York Knights XIII: Toa Mata’afa, David Nofoaluma, Sam Wood, Nikau Williams, Jon Bennison, Cody Hunter, Paul McShane, Jack Martin, Tom Inman, Xavier Va’a, Jesse Dee, Oli Field, Ata Hingano
Interchanges: Denive Balmforth, Paul Vaughan, Jordan Thompson, Matty Foster
