Wigan v Leeds: Squads Announced

Wigan and Leeds have both announced their 21-man squads for Sunday evening’s fixture at the Totally Wicked Stadium (KO 6:30pm).

The game was initially supposed to be played 24 hours earlier, however following the forced re-shuffle of this weekend’s fixtures, will now bring the curtain down on Super League’s third week back in action.

The changes came about after six players and two members of staff at Hull FC tested positive for Covid-19 following their game against Salford, meaning both sides have had to postpone training and playing.

Last week, Wigan survived a late scare against Wakefield to claim a 23-22 victory, while the Rhinos were nilled for the first time ever in Super League, after a 48-0 thrashing to St Helens.

Sunday will also see the Warriors don specially embroidered shirts in support of Leeds legend Rob Burrow, who was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in December.

Wigan Warriors

Sean O’Loughlin (hamstring), Thomas Leuluai (ankle) and George Burgess (banned) all drop out of the Wigan side, with youngsters Amir Bourouh, Jack Wells and Joe Shorrocks drafted in. Joe Greenwood, who began a loan spell with Leeds before it was cut short by the Covid-19 suspension, could also make his first appearance of the season.

21-man squad: 1 Zak Hardaker, 2 Liam Marshall, 3 Chris Hankinson, 5 Joe Burgess, 6 Bevan French, 9 Sam Powell, 11 Willie Isa, 12 Liam Farrell, 15 Joe Greenwood, 16 Morgan Smithies, 19 Joe Bullock, 20 Liam Byrne, 21 Dom Manfredi, 22 Mitch Clark, 23 Jake Bibby, 28 Harry Smith, 29 Jack Wells, 30 Ethan Havard, 31 Jackson Hastings, 32 Amir Bourouh, 33 Joe Shorrocks.

Leeds Rhinos

The Rhinos are boosted by the return of three key players, with Rob Lui, Konrad Hurrell and Liam Sutcliffe all recovering from injuries. Alex Mellor, however, is out and set to miss the next six weeks with deep bone bruising. Bodene Thompson, who was signed from Toronto earlier this week, could also make his club debut.

21-man squad: 2 Tom Briscoe, 3 Harry Newman, 4 Konrad Hurrell, 5 Ash Handley, 6 Rob Lui, 7 Luke Gale, 8 Ava Seumanufagai, 9 Kruise Leeming, 10 Matt Prior, 12 Rhyse Martin, 14 Brad Dwyer, 15 Liam Sutcliffe, 17 Adam Cuthbertson, 19 Mikolaj Oledzki, 20 Bodene Thompson, 21 Rhys Evans, 22 Cameron Smith, 23 Callum McLelland, 24 Luke Briscoe, 26 Alex Sutcliffe, 28 Tom Holroyd.