Wigan Warriors and Leigh Leopards’ rivalry is set for it’s latest chapter, as the two sides face off once again on Thursday night. 

The last time these two met was the Super League play-off semi-final, where Wigan took the spoils in an 18-6 win to see them through to Old Trafford.

The last four meetings have seen the sides take two wins each, with Leigh scraping that 1-0 victory in golden point to claim the win in round one of 2025.

Thursday’s contest is one of two blockbuster contests in round three, as Leeds Rhinos and Hull KR do battle in Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon.

Both the Leopards and Warriors have players ruled out, even at this early stage, and a number of other players are doubts to feature.

Ahead of the 21-man squad reveals tomorrow, Tuesday, we have taken a look at who will definitely be sat on the sidelines on Thursday, and who is facing a race against the clock to prove their fitness.

Wigan Warriors v Leigh Leopards ‘outs and doubts’

Wigan Warriors:

Starting with the home side, two players are definitely ruled out at this stage, with long-term absentee Oliver Wilson one of the trio. The ex-Huddersfield man will miss the full 2026 season with an Achilles injury he picked up in pre-season.

Jake Wardle is the other confirmed casualty. The star centre suffered an MCL injury in his knee against Castleford Tigers, and will miss the next 3-4 months.

Winger Abbas Miski is a doubt. The Lebanese international is still recovering from hamstring surgery, after suffering a tear in the Grand Final defeat to Hull KR. There has been no official update from the club on his progress.

Leigh Leopards:

Umyla Hanley is still waiting to make his first Super League appearance of 2026. The centre is nursing a shoulder injury picked up in the Challenge Cup, with Adrian Lam saying last week that he was currently at around 60% fitness.

The chances are he will be named in the club’s preliminary side, but we will have to wait until game day to see if he has made the squad.

Frankie Halton missed last week’s game, with boss Lam trying not to put too much workload on the back rower, however he could return to the side this week.

Aaron Pene could return this week. The former Melbourne prop had a chance of returning in round two, but missed the defeat to St Helens, however he is firmly in contention for the battle of the borough.

David Armstong is continuing his recovery from an ACL injury picked up in 2025. The full-back is expected to return at around round eight.