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Aaron Bower

Assessing Leeds Rhinos' options at centre for Super League opener at Warrington with key men ruled out

Leeds Rhinos fans would be forgiven for feeling like they've got deja vu. Thursday's Super League opener at Warrington sees the Rhinos head across the Pennines without a string of first-team regulars: and that includes the two players who are arguably their starting picks at centre.

With Harry Newman still recovering from a long-term hamstring injury and new signing Nene Macdonald not yet ready to feature, it means Leeds' backline will not be at its strongest at the Halliwell Jones Stadium on Thursday night. That does not mean Rohan Smith is light on options, though. Here are the contenders in the 21-man squad Smith has named to start in the three-quarter line.

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