The team news is in for Friday night’s three Super League games though the main draw is the battle at the BrewDog Stadium, where St Helens host Leeds Rhinos, with all eyes on how each side will line up in the halves.

St Helens saw Jackson Hastings cop a three-game ban ruling him out of the remainder of their regular season games, whilst Leeds’ Jake Connor hobbled off in the win over York Knights.

Brad Arthur spoke mid-week to share a positive update on Jake Connor but a decision has now been made with the matchday squads confirmed. Connor starts alongside Brodie Croft with Arthur making just two changes to his side.

The night’s other two games see Huddersfield Giants host Leigh Leopards, whilst Castleford Tigers will celebrate their centenary with a clash against Catalans Dragons.

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St Helens versus Leeds Rhinos

Eamon O’Carroll had said to media that Jonny Lomax would return when ready and the veteran was then named to the 21-man squad less than 24 hours later, and he now has been named to start alongside Harry Robertson.

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David Klemmer also returns to start at prop as Alex Walmsley drops to the bench with Chris Matagi missing out,

Outside of Jake Connor’s fitness, Brad Arthur has confirmed that Danny Levi and Jack Bird would both be in the matchday 17 and that is the case.

Bird comes in for last week’s hat-trick hero Riley Lumb as Harry Newman bumps onto the wing, whilst Zak Lloyd moves to 18th man to make way for the returning Danny Levi.

St Helens XIII: Tristan Sailor, Jacob Douglas, Nene MacDonald, Jack Welsby, Deon Cross, Harry Robertson, Jonny Lomax, David Klemmer, Joe Shorrocks, Daniel Suluka-Fifita, Jake Davies, Shane Wright, Jacob Host

Interchanges: Tom Humphreys, Billy Keeley, Matty Evans, Alex Walmsley

Leeds Rhinos XIII: Lachie Miller, Ryan Hall, Jack Bird, Ash Handley, Harry Newman, Brodie Croft, Jake Connor, Mikolaj Oledzki, Jarrod O’Connor, Cooper Jenkins, Chris Hankinson, Kallum Watkins, Presley Cassell

Interchanges: Tom Holroyd,Cameron Smith , Danny Levi, Matt Lodge

Castleford Tigers versus Catalans Dragons

Castleford makes three changes as Daniel Sarbah comes in for a Super League debutant in place of Mikaele Ravalawa. Loanee Ben McNamara moves into the halves in place of Tom Weaver, whilst George Hirst also drops out as Sam Hall and Cain Robb are named on the bench.

John Cartwright replaces Tommy Makinson, Kruise Leeming and Romain Navarrete with Clement Martin, Ugo Tison and Mickael Goudemand.

Castleford Tigers XIII: Phoenix Laulu-Togaga’e, Daniel Sarbah, Keanan Brand, Alex Mellor, Louis Senior, Daejarn Asi, Ben McNamara, Renouf Atoni, Liam Hood, George Lawler, Jack Brown, Jordan Lane, Joe Stimson

Interchanges: Sam Hall, Cain Robb, Lazarus Vaalepu, Tyler Dupree

Catalans Dragons XIII: Charlie Staines, Leo Darrelatour, Nick Cotric, Guillermo Aispuro-Bichet, Clement Martin, Toby Sexton, Lewis Dodd, Josh Allen, Ugo Tison, Julian Bousquet, Benjamin Garcia, Edenn Rogers-Smith, Alrix Da Costa

Interchanges: Mickael Goudemand, Ben Condon, Mathieu Laguerre, Giovanni Descalzi

Huddersfield Giants versus Leigh Leopards

Jim Lenihan has welcomed back Niall Evalds in a move that sees George Flanagan drop to the bench, whilst Jacob Gagai and Connor Wrench also both drop out with Lewis Jagger and Tanguy Zenon starting in the backline.

Fenton Rogers drops to the bench as Tristan Powell starts at prop. Joe Greenwood and Archie Sykes drop off the bench as Jack Billington returns from suspension.

Adrian Lam had confirmed that full-back David Armstrong would miss out and in his place comes Gareth O’Brien. Jacob Alick-Wiencke drops to the bench as Jack Hughes returns from suspension for a start, meaning Jack Hughes moves to 18th man.

Huddersfield Giants XIII: Niall Evalds, Taane Milne, Lewis Jagger, Sam Halsall, Tanguy Zenon, Tui Lolohea, Adam Clune, Tristan Powell, Zac Woolford, George King, Mathieu Cozza, Sam Hewitt, Harry Rushson

Interchanges: George Flanagan, Fenton Rogers, Jack Billington, Cole Geyer

Leigh Leopards XIII: Gareth O’Brien, Innes Senior, Andy Badrock , Umyla Hanley, Josh Charnley, Adam Cook, Lachlan Lam, Joe Ofahengaue, Liam Horne, Robbie Mulhern, Jack Hughes, Owen Trout, Isaac Liu

Interchanges: Edwin Ipape, Louis Brogan, Jack Ashworth, Jacob Alick-Wiencke