Harry Newman will make his return to action on Thursday night after being included in Leeds Rhinos' 20-man squad to face Wigan Warriors. Newman has completed a three-match suspension picked up during the Rhinos' defeat to St Helens last month after directing foul and abusive language towards a match official.
However, Rohan Smith is still unable to name a full 21-man squad for the game with Matt Peet's side due to a litany of injury and suspension issues. They are still without frontline half-back pairing Aidan Sezer and Blake Austin, who both missed last week's defeat to Toulouse in France.
Senior players including Matt Prior and Kruise Leeming remain sidelined, while Zane Tetevano, Tom Holroyd, Tom Briscoe, Sam Walters and Max Simpson are also missing from Smith's 20-man squad.
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It leaves the Rhinos incredibly thin for a game against one of the favourites for the Super League title. Last week, they drafted in prop Yusuf Aydin from West Yorkshire rivals Wakefield Trinity, and they remain low on numbers as they look to reignite their push for the play-offs in the final weeks of the regular season.
But Newman's return gives them at least one significant boost, while forward Muizz Mustapha is another who is back, after completing a lengthy suspension for a dangerous tackle during a reserves match in May.
Leeds Rhinos 20-man squad: David Fusitu'a, Harry Newman, Liam Sutcliffe, Ash Handley, Mikolaj Oledzki, James Bentley, Rhyse Martin, Brad Dwyer, Richie Myler, Cameron Smith, Bodene Thompson, Morgan Gannon, Jarrod O'Connor, James Donaldson, Corey Johnson, Muizz Mustapha, Liam Tindall, Jack Sinfield, Zak Hardaker, Yusuf Aydin.
