{"id":137814,"date":"2025-09-15T00:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T00:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/137814\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T00:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T00:54:10","slug":"huddersfield-giants-v-salford-red-devils-team-news-as-nene-macdonald-decision-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/137814\/","title":{"rendered":"Huddersfield Giants v Salford Red Devils team news as Nene Macdonald decision made"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Huddersfield Giants play their final home game of the Super League season with Salford Red Devils the visitors, and the team news is in.<\/p>\n

The Giants will farewell a club legend with Leroy Cudjoe set to play his final ever home game for Huddersfield with the 37-year-old confirmed to be retiring at the end of the season<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He will lead out a Giants\u2019 side looking to give their home fans a win in what could be the last game they play at the Accu, formerly John Smith\u2019s, Stadium with Huddersfield having confirmed plans that they\u2019re seeking to build a new stadium. As such, they may play their games at Halifax\u2019s The Shay in 2026<\/a> but that is yet to be officially confirmed.<\/p>\n

As for Salford Red Devils, there are genuine fears that this could be their penultimate game in Super League with the club\u2019s future up in the air given their financial situation. Head coach Paul Rowley spoke on Sky Sports on Friday night and emphasised the focus is still on taking it day by day, and he\u2019s now selected his squad for his Round 26 Super League clash.<\/p>\n

Huddersfield Giants team news<\/p>\n

Leroy Cudjoe has played every position on the field in his career bar prop and hooker, however, that changes today with Luke Robinson naming Cudjoe as the starting prop alongside Tom Burgess.<\/p>\n

Oliver Russell partners Kieran Rush in the halves with George Flanagan Jr at full-back as Zac Woolford completes the spine.<\/p>\n

Adam Swift returns from injury<\/a> to start on the wing as a strong bench of Ash Golding, George King, Fenton Rogers and Tristan Powell is named.<\/p>\n

Huddersfield Giants XIII: George Flanagan Jr, Adam Swift, Jacob Gagai, Jake Bibby, Sam Halsall, Kieran Rush, Oliver Russell, Tom Burgess, Zac Woolford, Leroy Cudjoe, Jack Billington, Joe Greenwood, Harry Rushton<\/p>\n

Interchanges: Ashton Golding, George King, Fenton Rogers, Tristan Powell<\/p>\n

Your Giants Team to face Salford this afternoon, with Leroy starting at prop \ud83e\udd18#Since1895<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/UeQZ7TI8dx<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Huddersfield Giants \ud83d\udc2e\ud83d\udd14 (@Giantsrl) September 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Salford Red Devils team news<\/p>\n

Nene Macdonald was a surprise name in Salford\u2019s 21-man squad<\/a> with the centre, who had returned to Australia on voluntary unpaid leave, now named on the bench for the Red Devils.<\/p>\n

An unchanged back five are named but Esan Marsters returns and plays in the halves with Joe Mellor moved to hooker. That sees Sam Davis named on the bench whilst Loghan Lewis is the other change in the pack, following his one-match ban.<\/p>\n

Jayden Nikorima, Toby Warren and Jack Croft all drop out with Isaac Shaw and Charlie Glover named to the bench.<\/p>\n

Salford Red Devils XIII: Jack Walker, Neil Tchamambe, Louix Gorman, Jack Darbyshire, Nathan Connell, Esan Marsters, Rowan Milnes, Justin Sangare, Joe Mellor, Tiaki Chan, Dan Russell, Leon Ruan, Harvey Wilson<\/p>\n

Interchanges: Charlie Glover, Isaac Shaw, Sam Davis, Nene Macdonald<\/p>\n

Your Salford Red Devils for Round 26\ud83d\udc79\ud83d\udcaa pic.twitter.com\/L1SdCzBJyu<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Salford Red Devils \ud83d\udc79 (@SalfordDevils) September 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

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