The 21-man squads are in for day one of the Magic Weekend and there’s some major news.
The headline is Leeds Rhinos’ surprise loss of skipper Kruise Leeming. The hooker has been in brilliant form lately scoring twice against Hull FC including a superb break away try on the back of a Richie Myler break.
He misses out with a foot injury posing the question will Brad Dwyer make a return to the side after being left of the last two games. If he does will he start or will the nod again go to Jarrod O’Connor as it did against Huddersfield despite him being a loose-forward by trade. Corey Johnson is also an option.
Leeming’s loss also means Leeds have only named a 20-man squad following Jack Walker’s move to Hull FC. Subsequently Levi Edwards will be recalled from his loan to York should Leeds need him against Castleford.
Rohan Smith's squad for this Saturday's Magic Weekend clash with Castleford Tigers sees Leeming ruled out with a foot injury. Rhinos have named 20 players and would only recall Levi Edwards as emergency cover if required
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The Tigers have also only named a 20-man squad with Naill Evalds expected to return. Former Rhino Alex Sutcliffe is also back in the mix. Alex Mellor could also play against his former club.
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Lee Radford has named his 20-man squad for the Tigers' clash against Leeds Rhinos at @SuperLeague's #MagicWeekend!
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— Castleford Tigers (@CTRLFC) July 7, 2022
Meanwhile, Wakefield ahead of their game against Toulouse have included new signing Josh Bowden in their squad despite the fact he only signed this morning.
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— Wakefield Trinity (@WTrinityRL) July 7, 2022
Opponents Toulouse have also named a strong squad with the likes of Corey Norman and Daniel Alvaro set to feature.
🤜 Voici les 21 joueurs retenus par notre entraîneur Sylvain HOULES pour le premier Magic Weekend du TO en @SuperLeague , ce samedi 9 juillet à St James’ Park face à @WTrinityRL 💪
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📝 Les détails 👉 https://t.co/Do50SGPYuW pic.twitter.com/5AjplrtFrb— Toulouse Olympique XIII (@TOXIII) July 7, 2022
Turning to the Wigan-Saints derby, the Warriors will be without skipper Thomas Leuluai whilst Saints have been able to include Konrad Hurrell, Will Hopoate and Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook.
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Matt Peet has named his 21-player squad to travel to Newcastle this weekend to face @Saints1890!
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— Wigan Warriors 🍒⚪️ (@WiganWarriorsRL) July 7, 2022
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Our #MagicWeekend squad ahead of the 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘆 with @wiganwarriorsrl is locked in! 🔐
➡️ Hopoate, LMS.
⬅️ Makinson, Simm.#COYS— St.Helens R.F.C. (@Saints1890) July 7, 2022