Round 24 preview

Friday 10 September

St Helens v Leeds Rhinos (19.45) - Sky Sports Mix

James Bentley is unavailable for St Helens after picking up an injury against Catalans at Dacia Magic Weekend. 

Agnatius Paasi also misses out as he serves the first of his two game suspension. The pair are replaced by Josh Eaves and Dan Norman.

The Rhinos are without prop King Vuniyayawa for Friday's trip to Saints after he suffered a foot injury last weekend. He is replaced by Corey Johnson - the hooker included in the Rhinos squad for the first time this season.

St Helens: Lachlan Coote, Tommy Makinson, Kevin Naiqama, Mark Percival, Regan Grace, Alex Walmsley, James Roby, Matty Lees, Joel Thompson, Morgan Knowles, Sione Mata’utia, Kyle Amor, Jack Welsby, Aaron Smith, Joe Batchelor, Lewis Dodd, Jake Wingfield, Josh Eaves, Dan Norman, Ben Davies.

Leeds Rhinos: Tom Briscoe, Harry Newman, Ash Handley, Kruise Leeming, Matt Prior, Rhyse Martin, Brad Dwyer, Richie Myler, Cameron Smith, Tom Holroyd, Bodene Thompson, Alex Sutcliffe, Sam Walters, Luke Briscoe, James Donaldson, Jarrod O’Connor, Jack Broadbent, Corey Hall, Levi Edwards, Morgan Gannon, Corey Johnson.

Last 10 meetings: St Helens have won 7, Leeds have won 3 - Saints have won the last 7 meetings between the two sides.

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— Betfred Super League (@SuperLeague) September 9, 2021

Saturday 11 September

Hull FC v Wigan Warriors (15.00) - MKM Stadium

Hull FC make two changes to their squad following a golden point defeat to Leeds last week. Danny Houghton and Adam Swift both drop out through injury.

Youngsters Jude Ferreira and Jacob Hookem are drafted in ahead of their clash with the Warriors on Saturday.

Oliver Gildart is included in the Warriors squad despite pulling out of the warm up before last weekend's match against Warrington. 

Jai Field again misses out as he continues to recover from a minor groin strain.

Hull FC: Jake Connor, Bureta Faraimo, Carlos Tuimavave, Mahe Fonua, Marc Sneyd, Chris Satae, Andre Savelio, Manu Ma’u, Ligi Sao, Jordan Johnstone, Jordan Lane, Brad Fash, Ben McNamara, Josh Bowden, Connor Wynne, Cameron Scott, Jude Ferreira, Mitieli Vulikijapani, Jamie Shaul, Aidan Burrell, Jacob Hookem.

Wigan Warriors: Zak Hardaker, Oliver Gildart, Liam Marshall, Brad Singleton, Sam Powell, Joe Bullock, Liam Farrell, John Bateman, Oliver Partington, Morgan Smithies, Liam Byrne, Harry Smith, Ethan Havard, Jake Bibby, Mitch Clark, Joe Shorrocks, Kai Pearce-Paul, Sam Halsall, Umyla Hanley, Jackson Hastings, Brad O’Neill.

Last 10 meetings: Hull FC have won 2, Wigan have won 8 - the Warriors have won on their last 3 visits to the MKM Stadium, Hull FC haven't beaten Wigan at home since June 2017.

Warrington Wolves v Salford Red Devils (15.00) - Halliwell Jones Stadium

Both Daryl Clark and Danny Walker are unavailable for the Wolves in Round 24 through injury - Walker picking up an ankle injury during last weekends win against Wigan.

Academy players Tom Inman and Tom Whitehead have been called up to the Wolves 21-man squad to replace them.

Warrington Wolves: Sitaleki Akauola, Matty Ashton, Blake Austin, Josh Charnley, Jason Clark, Ben Currie, Matt Davis, Eribe Doro, Chris Hill, Jack Hughes, Tom Inman, Toby King, Ellis Longstaff, Jake Mamo, Robbie Mulhern, Stefan Ratchford, Josh Thewlis, Tom Whitehead, Gareth Widdop, George Williams, Connor Wrench. 

Salford will be without former Wolves star Harvey Livett ahead of Round 24 after he pulled out of the warm up before the Red Devils Dacia Magic Weekend game last week - Ata Hingano also drops out.

Elijah Taylor is in contention for a return after he was included in Richard Marshall's Salford squad.

Salford Red Devils: Morgan Escare, Ken Sio, Krisnan Inu, Joe Burgess, Tui Lolohea, Kevin Brown, Andy Ackers, Ryan Lannon, Elijah Taylor, Danny Addy, Oliver Roberts, Greg Burke, Josh Johnson, Chris Atkin, Rhys Williams, Dan Sarginson, Matt Costello, Jack Ormonroyd, Sam Luckley, Nathan Roebuck, Ellis Robson.

Last 10 meetings: Warrington have won 3, Salford have won 7 - the Red Devils have won 5 of the last 6 meetings between the two sides.

Magic 💫

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— Betfred Super League (@SuperLeague) September 8, 2021

Catalans Dragons v Huddersfield Giants (18.00 UK) - Stade Gilbert Brutus

Catalans make several changes to their squad ahead of Saturday's visit of Huddersfield. Samisoni Langi, Fouad Yaha, Julian Bousquet, Mike McMeeken, Joel Tomkins, Sam Kasiano and Sam Tomkins are all unavailable following their League Leaders winning game with Saints last week.

Benjamin Jullien, Paul Séguier, Jason Baitieri, Romain Franco and Corentin Le Cam return to the squad, whilst Florian Vailhen, Tiaki Chan and Robin Brochon are included in the Dragons squad for the first time this season.

The Giants welcome Jermaine McGillvary back into their squad ahead of Saturday's trip to the South of France.

Lee Gaskell and Sam Wood both drop out of the Huddersfield squad as does Sam Hewitt - the young forward picked up a one-match suspension during last weeks defeat to Wakefield.

Catalans Dragons: Arthur Mourgue, Tom Davies, Dean Whare, James Maloney, Josh Drinkwater, Gil Dudson, Micky McIlorum, Matt Whitley, Benjamin Jullien, Paul Seguier, Mickael Goudemand, Matthieu Laguerre, Corentin Le Cam, Mathieu Cozza, Jason Baitieri, Jordan Dezaria, Cesar Rouge, Romain Franco, Florian Vailhen, Tiaki Chan, Robin Brochon.

Huddersfield Giants: Ashton Golding, Jermaine McGillvary, Jake Wardle, Ricky Leutele, Michael Lawrence, Josh Jones, Matty English, Joe Greenwood, Jack Cogger, Chris McQueen, Oliver Wilson, Leroy Cudjoe, Olly Russell, Louis Senior, Owen Trout, Olly Ashall-Bott, Will Pryce, Nathaniel Peteru, Nathan Peats.

Last 10 meetings: Catalans have won 7, Huddersfield have won 3 - the Giants were victorious during their last visit to the Dragons in 2020. 

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— Betfred Super League (@SuperLeague) September 9, 2021

Hull Kingston Rovers v Castleford Tigers (19.45) - Sky Sports Arena

Jordan Abdull returns to the Hull KR squad in a huge boost for the Robins ahead of their crunch tie against Castleford. He replaces Tom Whur in the 21-man squad.

Forwards George Lawler and Korbin Sims continue to be ruled out through injury.

Daryl Powell makes two changes to his squad in Round 24 - Danny Richardson returns after recovering from a head knock, along with Lewis Peachey. The pair replace Grant Millington and Cheyse Blair.

Paul McShane is included despite picking up an injury during the Tigers win in Newcastle last weekend - he remains a doubt for Saturday Night. 

Hull KR: Ben Crooks, Greg Minikin, SKD, Ryan Hall, Jordan Abdull, Albert Vete, Matt Parcell, Brad Takairangi, Kane Linnett, Jez Litten, George King, Matty Storton, Will Dagger, Mikey Lewis, Joe Keyes, Rowan Milnes, Will Maher, Luis Johnson, Muizz Mustapha, Will Tate, Jimmy Keinhorst.

Castleford Tigers: Niall Evalds, Derrell Olpherts, Peter Mata’utia, Michael Shenton, Danny Richardson, Paul McShane, Oliver Holmes, Adam Milner, Nathan Massey, George Griffin, Alex Foster, Jacques O’Neill, Tyla Hepi, James Clare, Jesse Sene-Lefao, Daniel Smith, Suaia Matagi, Jordan Turner, Lewis Bienek, Lewis Peachey, Gareth O’Brien.

Last 10 meetings: Hull KR have won 3, Castleford have won 5 and there has been 2 draws - 2 of the last 5 meetings between the two sides have gone to golden point.

Sunday 12 September

Leigh Centurions v Wakefield Trinity (15.00) - Leigh Sports Village

The Centurions will be without Matty Foster and Matty Russell ahead of their final home game of 2021 - the pair picked up injuries during last weeks defeat to Hull KR. Junior Sa'u is also unavailable but Jamie Ellis is included. 

Tom Johnstone drops out of the Trinity squad for round 24 after he failed his head injury assessment during last weeks win against Huddersfield. Wakefield are boosted by the return of Tinirau Arona ahead of Sunday's trip to Leigh.

Leigh Centurions: Ryan Brierley, Iain Thornley, Joe Mellor, Liam Hood, Ben Hellewell, Jordan Thompson, James Bell, Alex Gerrard, Jamie Ellis, Nathan Mason, Adam Sidlow, Craig Mullen, Keanan Brand, Brendan Elliot, Matty Foster, Rob Butler, Jack Ashworth, Jack Logan, Sam Stone, Jai Whitbread.

Wakefield Trinity: Reece Lyne, Liam Kay, Jacob Miller, Mason Lino, David Fifita, Kyle Wood, Tinirau Arona, Kelepi Tanginoa, Joe Westerman, Jay Pitts, Eddie Battye, James Batchelor, Chris Green, Innes Senior, Jordy Crowther, Joe Arundel, Josh Wood, Brad Walker, Yusuf Aydin, Lee Kershaw, Ryan Hampshire.

Last 10 meetings: Leigh have won 2, Wakefield have won 8 - Trinity have won the last 4 meetings between the two sides.