Wakefield v Catalans: 21-man squads, injury update and TV details

Wakefield and Catalans have both announced their 21-man squads for Friday evening’s round five fixture at the Mobile Rocket Stadium (KO 6:00pm).

Trinity came close to a first win of 2021 last week, losing 20-14 late on to Hull FC after pushing them close all game.

They return to the Mobile Rocket Stadium for only the third time in over a year having been on a tour of the various neutral grounds that have been used throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

They come up against a Dragons side who suffered a first defeat of the season on Saturday, going down 24-8 to Warrington in Perpignan.

The game will be available to watch for free for season ticket holders via the Our League app.

Wakefield Trinity

New loan signings Olly Ashall-Bott and Josh Eaves are included by Chris Chester after each penning two-week deals. They replace Jack Croft and Brad Walker, while Bill Tupou also returns in place of Ryan Hampshire, who has a jaw injury. There’s still no Jacob Miller (knee), Tom Johnstone (concussion) or Matty Ashurst.

21-man squad: 1 Max Jowitt, 3 Bill Tupou, 4 Reece Lyne, 5 Liam Kay, 7 Mason Lino, 8 David Fifita, 9 Kyle Wood, 10 Tinirau Arona, 12 Kelepi Tanginoa, 13 Joe Westerman, 14 Jay Pitts, 15 Eddie Battye, 16 James Batchelor, 17 Chris Green, 18 Innes Senior, 19 Jordy Crowther, 20 Joe Arundel, 27 Lee Kershaw, 28 Olly Ashall-Bott, 30 Josh Eaves, 35 Sam Eseh.

Catalans Dragons

There’s two changes for the Dragons, with Joel Tomkins returning from suspension to feature for the first time this season. He is joined in the 21 by teenage forward Joe Chan, with Matt Whitley (neck) and Benjamin Jullien dropping out. Mickael Goudemand and Arthur Romano (knee) remain unavailable.

21-man squad: 1 Arthur Mourgue, 2 Tom Davies, 3 Samisoni Langi, 4 Dean Whare, 5 Fouad Yaha, 6 James Maloney, 7 Josh Drinkwater, 8 Gil Dudson, 9 Michael McIlorum, 10 Julian Bousquet, 12 Mike McMeeken, 13 Benjamin Garcia, 14 Alrix Da Costa, 16 Paul Seguier, 20 Matthieu Laguerre, 22 Joel Tomkins, 24 Jason Baitieri, 27 Joe Chan, 28 Sam Kasiano, 29 Sam Tomkins, 30 Jordan Dezaria.