St.Helens Head Coach Paul Wellens has named his 21-man squad ahead of the Good Friday (18th April) Betfred Super League clash against Wigan Warriors!
St.Helens First Team 21-man squad announcement is sponsored by St Helens Flooring.
It is one of the biggest and most exciting days in the rugby league calendar, as two towns collide, two of our sport’s biggest and most successful clubs in The Derby!
Paul Wellens and Matt Peet are two men tasked with taking charge of their hometown clubs as Head Coaches and know just how much this fixture and this rivalry means to every single supporter.
Both teams sit level on points in the Betfred Super League with five victories and two losses, with the goal for both to succeed in the league competition after exiting the Challenge Cup.
St.Helens last Friday night following a short turn-around beat a tough Wakefield Trinity side 26-14, with a strong first half showing to bounce back following the disappointment of the Cup Quarter Final loss.
Wigan’s Fourth Round exit from the Challenge Cup allowed them a week off to prepare for a big game against the current league leaders, Hull KR, last week. The Warriors beat the Robins 12-28 in an impressive away victory.
This is a match that always delivers, with a completely SOLD OUT crowd confirmed weeks ago, it is going to be some atmosphere on Good Friday.
We know our over 5,000 fans in the away end will bring the noise, as the Red V look to get one over our fiercest rival at their house!
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SQUAD NEWS
There are a number of changes to the 20-man St.Helens squad that was posted for last week’s win over Wakefield, which a 21-man list declared for Good Friday.
Centre Mark Percival is cleared to play after following head injury protocols from the Betfred Challenge Cup Quarter Final match in which he had to come off. Saints hooker Daryl Clark who missed out last week is included by Wellens this time around, as is Ben Davies who also missed out last week.
James Bell and Harry Robertson are unavailable after suffering injuries in last week’s win over Trinity, with Bell expected to be out for six weeks due to a foot fracture, whilst Robertson had his scan on his quad this week.
St.Helens’ 21-man squad vs Wigan Warriors
1. Jack Welsby, 4. Mark Percival, 5. Jon Bennison, 6. Tristan Sailor, 7. Jonny Lomax, 8. Alex Walmsley, 10. Matty Lees, 11. Curtis Sironen, 12. Joe Batchelor, 13. Morgan Knowles, 14. Moses Mbye, 16. Matt Whitley, 17. Agnatius Paasi, 19. George Delaney, 20. Lewis Murphy, 21. Noah Stephens, 22. Ben Davies, 23. Jake Burns, 27. George Whitby, 29. Dayon Sambou.
