The 5,000th and 5,0001st Super League games will take place tonight and the team news for both matches is in.
Warrington Wolves will host Leeds Rhinos in the competition’s 5,000th game with the clash between Leigh Leopards and Wakefield Trinity kicking off just a few minutes later to become number 5,001.
Across the years, some classic match-ups between Wire and Leeds have featured and fans will be hoping for another in this milestone game with both teams coming in off the back of impressive wins.
As for Leigh and Wakefield, they both enter tonight after defeats as they lost to Hull KR and Hull FC respectively in Round Six.
The team news for all four Super League sides is now in with key fitness calls made by Sam Burgess and Adrian Lam in particular.
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Warrington Wolves v Leeds Rhinos team news
Warrington have been forced into a number of changes including Josh Thewlis being replaced by his brother Jake after suffering an injury following a mid-air collision with Dayon Sambou last week.
Matty Ashton also misses out meaning Arron Lindop moves to the wing and Stefan Ratchford and Ben Currie play in the centres with no Rodrick Tai.
Marc Sneyd partners George Williams again with Matt Dufty add full-back to complete one of the most dangerous trios in Super League.
Warrington Wolves XIII: Matt Dufty, Jake Thewlis, Stefan Ratchford, Ben Currie, Arron Lindop, George Williams, Marc Sneyd, Zane Musgrove, Danny Walker, Paul Vaughan, Adam Holroyd, Lachlan Fitzgibbon, James Harrison
Interchanges: Sam Powell, Luke Yates, Joe Philbin, Max Wood
On a milestone night for Super League, there are milestone games for Ash Handley and Harry Newman with Leeds Rhinos’ centre pairing making their 200th and 100th Super League appearances respectively.
Handley captains the side once again in the absence of co-captain Cameron Smith with Keenan Palasia once again used at loos forward, meaning Cooper Jenkins starts and Morgan Gannon is named on the bench.
Matt Frawley is named as 18th man after Brad Arthur confirmed he would drop down to the reserves meaning that Jake Connor and Brodie Croft play in the halves with Jack Sinfield on the bench to cover those positions and hooker.
Leeds Rhinos XIII: Lachlan Miller, Ryan Hall, Harry Newman, Ash Handley, Riley Lumb, Brodie Croft, Jake Connor, Mikolaj Oledzki, Jarrod O’Connor, Cooper Jenkins, James Bentley, James McDonnell, Keenan Palasia
Interchanges: Morgan Gannon, Sam Lisone, Jack Sinfield, Tom Holroyd
Ready for #SuperLeague 5000th game 😤
Watch the clash in Warrington on @SkySports Action 👀 pic.twitter.com/b9NCIZfeyw
— Betfred Super League (@SuperLeague) March 28, 2025
Leigh Leopards v Wakefield Trinity team news
Leigh had hoped to be boosted by the return of Josh Charnley and Robbie Mulhern, however, both men miss out but there is a welcome boost with Frankie Halton back in the second-row.
Star man Edwin Ipape starts from the bench with Brad Dwyer the starting hooker whilst Charnley and Darnell McIntosh’s absence mean that Bailey Hodgson and Keanan Brand start on the wing once again.
Leigh Leopards XIII: David Armstrong, Bailey Hodgson, Tesi Niu, Umyla Hanley, Keanan Brand, Gareth O’Brien, Lachlan Lam, Owen Trout, Brad Dwyer, Jack Hughes, Frankie Halton, Ethan O’Neill, Isaac Liu
Interchanges: Louis Brogan Alec Tuitavake, Matt Davis, Edwin Ipape
As for Wakefield, Matty Russell, Isaiah Vagana and Matthieu Cozza all come into the fray with Lachlan Walmsley one of those to drop out as he is named 18th man.
Josh Rourke continues at full-back after Max Jowitt’s injury whilst Matty Storton and Jake Trueman remain out with Mason Lino and Oliver Russell playing in the halves once again.
Wakefield Trinity XIII: Josh Rourke, Matty Russell, Cameron Scott, Oliver Pratt, Tom Johnstone, Mason Lino, Oliver Russell, Mike McMeeken, Liam Hood, Caleb Hamlin-Uele, Josh Griffin, Isaiah Vagana, Jay Pitts
Interchanges: Ky Rodwell, Mathieu Cozza, Harvey Smith, Caius Faatili
The sides are locked in 🔒
The Leopards face Trinity on SuperLeague+ and SkySports+ 📺#SuperLeague pic.twitter.com/sZwFiylnPV
— Betfred Super League (@SuperLeague) March 28, 2025
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