Warrington Wolves v Leigh Leopards preview and 21-man squads

WARRINGTON WOLVES head coach Sam Burgess has made two changes to the 21-man squad that went down to Leeds Rhinos last weekend.

James Bentley replaces Kelepi Tanginoa whilst Ewan Smith is also included as Max Wood drops out.

Meanwhile, Leigh Leopards boss Adrian Lam has included Keanan Brand, with Will Brough primed for his Super League debut.

SQUADS

Wolves:

2 Josh Thewlis, 3 Toby King, 4 Albert Hopoate, 5 Matty Ashton, 6 George Williams, 7 Marc Sneyd, 8 Luke Yates, 9 Danny Walker, 10 James Harrison, 12 Sam Stone, 13 Ben Currie, 14 Sam Powell, 16 Liam Byrne, 17 Jordan Crowther, 18 Ewan Irwin, 20 James Bentley, 21 Luke Thomas, 22 Joe Philbin, 26 Josh Smith, 32 Ewan Smith, 35 Lachlan Webster

Leopards: 2 Keanan Brand, 3 Tesi Niu, 5 Josh Charnley, 6 Adam Cook, 7 Lachlan Lam, 8 Joe Ofahengaue, 10 Robbie Mulhern, 11 Frankie Halton, 12 Owen Trout, 13 Isaac Liu, 14 Aaron Pene, 15 Jacob Alick-Wiencke, 16 Matt Davis, 17 Liam Horne, 19 Innes Senior, 21 Gareth O’Brien, 22 Jack Hughes, 24 Ben McNamara, 25 Louis Brogan, 28 Ryan Brown, 29 Will Brough

Referee: Marcus Griffiths

STATS

Last ten meetings:
Warrington 12, Leigh 34 (SLR25, 6/9/25)
Leigh 20, Warrington 16 (SLR20, 1/8/25)
Leigh 14, Warrington 21 (CCSF, 11/5/25)
(at Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens)
Leigh 18, Warrington 14 (SLR8, 19/4/25)
Leigh 16, Warrington 12 (SLR24, 30/8/24)
Warrington 16, Leigh 14 (SLR8, 20/4/24)
Leigh 30, Warrington 12 (SLR13, 26/5/23)
Warrington 38, Leigh 20 (SLR5, 17/3/23)
Warrington 44, Leigh 18 (SLR11, 24/6/21)
Warrington 44, Leigh 12 (SLR2, 2/4/21)
(at Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens)

Super League summary
Warrington won 7
Leigh won 6
Warrington highest score: 50-10 (H, 2017) (also widest margin)
Leigh highest score: 34-12 (A, 2025) (also widest margin)

JORDAN CROWTHER needs one appearance to reach 200 for his career.
– 57 for Warrington Wolves (2023-2026)
– 100 for Wakefield Trinity (2014-2023)
– 1 for Newcastle Thunder (2019, loan)
– 28 for Dewsbury Rams (2017-2018, loan/dual-registration)
– 3 for Oxford (2017, dual-registration)
– 10 for York City Knights (2016, loan)

MARC SNEYD needs one field goal to reach 50 (Super League).
– 1 for Warrington Wolves (2025-2026)
– 13 for Salford Red Devils (2010-2013, 2022-2025)
– 33 for Hull FC (2015-2021)
– 2 for Castleford Tigers (2014, loan)
(including play-offs & Super League Super 8s)