Squad watch: Super League Round 10 squad news, TV coverage & predictions

Josh McAllister 19 Apr 2023 8:45 PM

James Batchelor Hull KR News Images — Photo: James Heaton/News Images

Here is everything you need to know ahead of Super League Round 10, including squad news, television coverage and our predictions.

World champions St Helens host Warrington at the Totally Wicked Stadium on Thursday night, live on Sky Sports, to kick-off the Round 10 action.

It is the final round before the mid-season international break, with Shaun Wane’s England set to face France as part of a double-header in Warrington.

On Friday, it’s the third straight televised game for Castleford as the side look for their third win of the season, while the Tigers have recently confirmed the appointment of Andy Last as permanent head coach.

Leigh also host Leeds on Friday, with three further games on Sunday.

Super League Round 10 squads:

St Helens v Warrington (Thursday, 8pm, live on Sky Sports)

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Warrington are without Joe Philbin, Gil Dudson and Paul Vaughan due to respective suspensions. Daryl Powell has however welcomed back utility forward James Harrison for the first time since the win over Salford in March.

Joe Batchelor could make his first appearance of the Super League season after being named. The England international has been sidelined since the club’s win over St George Illawarra Dragons in Australia due to an ankle injury.

St Helens: Welsby, Makinson, Hopoate, Percival, Bennison, Lomax, Dodd, Roby, Lees, Batchelor, Lussick, LMS, Bell, Royle, Hurrell, Baxter, Ritson, Hill, Delaney, Buckley, Bruines.

Warrington: Ashton, Clark, Currie, Drinkwater, Dufty, Green, Harrison, Hayes, Kasiano, Lynch, Mata’utia, McGuire, Minikin, Nicholson, Ratchford, Russell, Thewlis, Thomas, Walker, Whitehead, Williams.

Predictions: Two clubs without a handful of their starting pack which could play its part in this contest. The visitors by 12.

Castleford v Hull KR (Friday, 8pm, live on Sky Sports)

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Outside-back Will Tate could make his debut against his former club Hull KR at the Mend-A-Hose Jungle after being included in Castleford’s 21-man squad.

Gareth Widdop drops out, while Joe Westerman and Liam Watts come into the squad.

A win for Hull KR could record their best-ever start to a Super League campaign, with James Batchelor, Sam Wood, Yusuf Aydin and Ethan Ryan named in Willie Peters’ 21-man squad.

Castleford: Evalds, Eden, Turner, Fonua, Faraimo, Miller, Lawler, McShane, Griffin, Edwards, Mellor, Westerman, Milner, Broadbent, Mustapha, Matagi, Martin, Hall, Watts, Johnson, Tate.

Hull KR: Coote, Ryan, Opacic, Kenny-Dowall, Hall, Abdull, Parcell, King, Linnett, Minchella, Litten, Kennedy, Batchelor, Storton, Keinhorst, Lewis, Hadley, Wood, Luckley, Aydin, Hall.

Predictions: Hull KR by 18.

Leigh v Leeds (Friday, 8pm)

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Adrian Lam has made one change to his Leigh side, with Tom Nisbet named following his return to play protocol. He replaces Jacob Gannon.

There is also just one change to Rohan Smith’s Leeds 21-man squad, with Luis Roberts returning in place of James Donaldson.

James Bentley, Jack Sinfield and Sam Walters are all back in contention for selection this week having missed out last week.

The Rhinos are still without David Fusitu’a, Derrell Olpherts and Max Simpson through injury.

Leigh: Hardaker, Briscoe, Chamberlain, Leutele, Charnley, Mellor, Lam, Amone, Ipape, Mulhern, Asiata, Reynolds, Holmes, O’Brien, Davis, Smith, Nisbit, O’Donnell, Wilde, Hanley, Seumanufagai.

Leeds: Myler, Newman, Macdonald, Handley, Austin, Sezer, Oledzki, Tetevano, Bentley, Martin, Smith, O’Connor, Lisone, Sangare, Holroyd, McDonnell, Walters, Tindall, Roberts, Johnson, Sinfield.

Predictions: It’s a close one to call. Possibly Leeds – just. The Rhinos by four.