LEEDS RHINOS head coach Brad Arthur has been forced into two changes from the side that thrashed Bradford Bulls last Sunday.
Maika Sivo (arm) and Ben Littlewood (hamstring) have dropped out of the squad, with Chris Hankinson returning from HIA protocols.
Jeremiah Mata’utia is also included in the squad, though Arthur has confirmed the forward will not play in Friday’s game with Zak Lloyd making his debut instead.
Toulouse have been rocked by a hamstring injury to talisman Olly Ashall-Bott with Thomas Lacans (head), Brendan Hands (ankle), James Roumanos (nose) and Louis Grossemy (head) all dropping out too.
Paul Marcon, Joe Bretherton, Baptiste Rodriguez, César Rougé and Victor Collin have all been brought in by head coach Sylvain Houles.
SQUADS
Rhinos: 1 Lachlan Miller, 3 Harry Newman, 6 Brodie Croft, 7 Jake Connor, 8 Mikolaj Oledzki, 9 Jarrod O’Connor, 10 Tom Holroyd, 11 Kallum Watkins, 12 James McDonnell, 14 Chris Hankinson, 15 Cooper Jenkins, 17 Cameron Smith, 19 Jeremiah Mata’utia, 20 Presley Cassell, 21 Alfie Edgell, 22 Riley Lumb, 24 Ned McCormack, 26 Tom Nicholson-Watton, 28 Fergus McCormack, 30 Zak Llloyd, 33 Jack Bird
Ins: 14 Chris Hankinson, 19 Jeremiah Mata’utia
Outs: 2 Maika Sivo, 25 Ben Littlewood
Olympique: 2 Paul Ulberg, 4 Paul Marcon, 5 Benjamin Laguerre, 7 Jake Shorrocks, 8 Lambert Belmas, 12 Mathieu Jussaume, 13 Anthony Marion, 15 Joe Cator, 16 Joe Bretherton, 17 Rob Butler, 18 Baptiste Rodriguez, 19 Roméo Tropis, 20 AJ Wallace, 22 Henry O’Kane, 25 Luke Polselli, 27 Hugo Garrigues, 29 César Rougé, 30 Tiaki Chan, 39 Ethan Quai-Ward, 40 John Toleafoa, Victor Collin
Ins: 4 Paul Marcon, 16 Joe Bretherton, 18 Baptiste Rodriguez, 29 César Rougé, Victor Collin
Outs: 1 Olly Ashall-Bott, 6 Thomas Lacans, 9 Brendan Hands, 10 James Roumanos, 41 Louis Grossemy
Referee: Tara Jones
STATS
All previous meetings:
Toulouse 24, Leeds 48 (SLR14, 12/6/26)
Toulouse 20, Leeds 6 (SLR19, 16/7/22)
Leeds 25, Toulouse 14 (SLR10, 22/4/22)
Leeds 48, Toulouse 22 (S8Q-R1, 11/8/18)
Leeds 56, Toulouse 18 (CCSF, 31/7/05)
(at Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield)
Super League summary
Leeds won 2
Toulouse won 1
Leeds highest score: 48-24 (A, 2026) (also widest margin)
Toulouse highest winning score: 20-6 (H, 2022) (also widest margin)
KALLUM WATKINS needs one appearance to reach 350 (Super League).
– 263 for Leeds Rhinos (2008-2019, 2025-2026)
– 86 for Salford Red Devils (2020-2025)
(including play-offs & Super League Super 8s)
JARROD O’CONNOR needs one appearance to reach 150 for his career.
– 145 for Leeds Rhinos (2020-2026)
– 2 for Bradford Bulls (2022, loan)
– 2 for Featherstone Rovers (2020, dual-registration)
ANTHONY MARION needs one appearance to reach 250 (in British game only) for Toulouse Olympique.
– British game debut: Wath Brow Hornets (a) (CC) (W32-14) (Substitute) (27 February, 2016)