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1 week ago | seriousaboutrl.com | Sam Cook

Warrington Wolves face Leigh Leopards on Sunday in the second Challenge Cup semi-final and the 21-man squads for both teams are in. When Wire and Leigh face off at 4:15 on Sunday afternoon, they will already know if either Hull KR or Catalans Dragons awaits them at Wembley with those sides playing on the Saturday. As such, we could see a repeat of the famous 2023 final where Leigh edged the Robins in golden point thanks to a Lachlan Lam drop goal.

1 week ago | seriousaboutrl.com | William Jack Jackson

Huddersfield Giants pair Jack Billington and Darius Carter have signed for Championship side Sheffield Eagles on loan. The youngsters have joined the Eagles for the remainder of the season and they’ll hope to catch the eye under head coach Craig Lingard. Both have been in and around the first team picture at the John Smith’s Stadium, with Billington making seven appearances for the Giants this season alone.

1 week ago | seriousaboutrl.com | Sam Cook

Leigh Leopards head coach Adrian Lam has spoken on the club’s recruitment plans following the exit of Chris Chester, admitting that the team could be “more aggressive” in the coming weeks and months. The Leopards have already made a major mid-season move with the addition of Parramatta Eels forward Joe Ofahengaue, who made an impressive debut in the Magic Weekend win over Catalans Dragons.

1 week ago | seriousaboutrl.com | Sam Cook

Leigh Leopards head coach Adrian Lam has spoken on his side’s injury issues ahead of their Challenge Cup semi-final against Warrington Wolves, conceding that he is set for a “difficult” task to nail down his 17-man matchday squad. The Leopards are bidding to return to Wembley for the first time since their famous 2023 win but they’ve got the 2024 finalists Warrington Wolves standing in their way, with the teams facing off at St Helens’ Totally Wicked Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

1 week ago | seriousaboutrl.com | Sam Cook

England international Dom Young is set for an exit from Sydney Roosters and the real reason he’s making an NRL move has been revealed. Canterbury Bulldogs’ supremo Gus Gould has spoken about the reports that Dom Young will leave the Roosters and revealed key insight into the Englishman’s ambitions. Those reports emerged early in the week after Young was again omitted from the Sydney Roosters squad.