LEEDS RHINOS will be without Alfie Edgell for the remainder of the season after the winger tore his quad in the thrilling win over Wakefield Trinity.

Veteran Ryan Hall is set to take his place in the line-up for Thursday’s visit of Leigh Leopards after four weeks out with a hamstring injury.

Fellow outside back Ned McCormack is available again this week having completed the return-to-play protocol following a head injury in the recent win over Toulouse Olympique.

Leopards head coach Adrian Lam has made just one change to the squad that overcame York Knights last Friday.

AJ Towse has recovered from a hamstring injury to take Will Brough’s place in Leigh’s 21-man squad.

SQUADS

Rhinos: 1 Lachlan Miller, 3 Harry Newman, 4 Ash Handley, 5 Ryan Hall, 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, 20 Presley Cassell, 22 Riley Lumb, 24 Ned McCormack, 26 Tom Nicholson-Watton, 28 Fergus McCormack, 30 Zak Lloyd, 33 Jack Bird

Ins: 24 Ned McCormack
Outs: 21 Alfie Edgell

Leopards: 1 David Armstrong, 4 Umyla Hanley, 5 Josh Charnley, 6 Adam Cook, 7 Lachlan Lam, 8 Joe Ofahengaue, 9 Edwin Ipape, 10 Robbie Mulhern, 12 Owen Trout, 13 Isaac Liu, 15 Jacob Alick-Wiencke, 16 Matt Davis, 17 Liam Horne, 19 Innes Senior, 20 AJ Towse, 21 Gareth O’Brien, 22 Jack Hughes, 23 Andy Badrock, 24 Ben McNamara, 25 Louis Brogan, 28 Ryan Brown

Ins: 20 AJ Towse
Outs: 29 Will Brough

Referee: Chris Kendall

STATS

Last ten meetings:
Leigh 26, Leeds 14 (SLR1, 13/2/26)
Leigh 14, Leeds 22 (SLR21, 7/8/25)
Leeds 48, Leigh 30 (SLR16, 27/6/25)
Leeds 18, Leigh 10 (SLR15, 21/6/24)
Leigh 16, Leeds 22 (SLR4, 8/3/24)
Leeds 6, Leigh 13 (SLR21, 6/8/23)
Leigh 20, Leeds 6 (SLR10, 21/4/23)
Leigh 10, Leeds 46 (SLR19, 13/8/21)
Leeds 48, Leigh 18 (SLR12, 1/7/21)
Leeds 52, Leigh 22 (CCQF, 1/6/18)
(at LD Nutrition Stadium, Featherstone)

Super League summary
Leeds won 11
Leigh won 3
Leeds highest score: 74-0 (A, 2005) (also widest margin)
Leigh highest winning score: 26-14 (H, 2026) (Widest margin: 20-6, H, 2023)

Leeds’ RYAN HALL needs one appearance to move ahead of DANNY TICKLE into stand-alone tenth place in the list of Super League’s all-time leaders.
James Roby 495
Kevin Sinfield 454
Andy Lynch 452
Paul Wellens 439
Jamie Peacock 438
Leon Pryce 432
Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook 430
Ben Westwood 430
Rob Burrow 429
Danny Tickle 419
Ryan Hall 419

MIKOLAJ OLEDZKI needs one appearance to reach 200 for Leeds Rhinos.
​- Debut: Doncaster (h) (CC) (W64-28) (Substitute, 1 try) (21 April, 2017)

TOM HOLROYD needs one appearance to reach 100 for Leeds Rhinos.
– Debut: Catalans Dragons (h) (SL) (L28-25) (Substitute) (20 June, 2018)

GARETH O’BRIEN needs one appearance to reach 350 for his career.
​- 96 for Leigh Leopards (2023-2026)
​ – 43 for Castleford Tigers (2013, loan, 2020-2022)
​- 55 for Toronto Wolfpack (2018-2020)
​- 65 for Salford Red Devils (2016-2018)
​- 62 for Warrington Wolves (2011-2015)
​- 2 for North Wales Crusaders (2015, dual-registration)
​- 15 for Swinton Lions (2013-2014, loan/dual-registration)
​ – 7 for St Helens (2013, loan)
​ – 4 for Widnes Vikings (2012, loan)

MATT DAVIS needs one appearance to reach 100 for Leigh Leopards.
– Debut: Salford Red Devils (h) (SL) (L20-10) (Hooker) (17 February, 2023)

JACK HUGHES needs one appearance to reach 100 for Leigh Leopards.
– First spell: 2013, dual-registration, 1 appearance
​- Debut: Featherstone Rovers (h) (Ch) (L23-8) (Centre) (1 June, 2013)
​ – Second spell: 2023-2026, 98 appearances
​ – Second debut: Salford Red Devils (h) (SL) (L20-10) (Substitute, 1 penalty try) (17 February, 2023)