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Warriors squad named for Saturday’s Betfred Challenge Cup Final against Huddersfield Giants.

Head Coach Matt Peet has named his squad as the Warriors prepare for the final.

Wigan Warriors v Huddersfield Giants, Saturday 28th May, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 3pm K.O.

Matt Peet has named his Wigan Warriors squad for Saturday’s Betfred Challenge Cup Final against Huddersfield Giants.

Held for the first time at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the Warriors prepare to take on Huddersfield Giants, with the winner lifting the Betfred Challenge Cup Trophy.

Team News

Matt Peet has named his Final squad on Thursday afternoon with two changes from last week. Sam Halsall and Matty Nicholson come out of the squad, as Tommy Leuluai and Kaide Ellis come in. Sam Powell will serve the final of his six-match suspension.

Wigan squad to face Huddersfield:

1 Bevan French
2 Jake Bibby
4 Iain Thornley
5 Liam Marshall
6 Cade Cust
7 Thomas Leuluai
8 Brad Singleton
10 Patrick Mago
11 Willie Isa
12 Liam Marshall
13 John Bateman
14 Morgan Smithies
15 Kaide Ellis
16 Harry Smith
17 Oliver Partington
19 Ethan Havard
20 Liam Byrne
22 Joe Shorrocks
23 Jai Field
24 Abbas Miski
28 Brad O’Niell

https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2022/05/ ... cup-final/

Wee Tam must be in to give him his place as club captain for the occasion. Surely cant risk him.

Isa , Partington , Miski , Wee Tam or Shorrocks to miss out IMO

EW

Big no no to play tommy from me

Bench hooker spot for Tommy in place of Shorrocks ?

Firestarter wrote: ↑Thu May 26, 2022 12:36 pm Big no no to play tommy from me

Why? If fit him coming in for O’Neil will be massive instead of Shorrocks. Plus him just being named is a massive headache for Watson. Who if you look at the team announced by the Giants are without Fages. Not saying he’s going to win the game but is great to see.

If Tommy is over his injury then fair one to have him the squad, will give Hudds something to think on.
It would be a risk in terms of match fitness but, hey, it could work from the bench.

From this I'm assuming that Bibby will be fit also, otherwise Halsall would have been in the squad?

Big blow for Giants with Fages missing.

Finals are not the place to be risking players. Bench at best for Tommy.

Big stick wrote: ↑Thu May 26, 2022 12:40 pm

Firestarter wrote: ↑Thu May 26, 2022 12:36 pm Big no no to play tommy from me

Why? If fit him coming in for O’Neil will be massive instead of Shorrocks. Plus him just being named is a massive headache for Watson. Who if you look at the team announced by the Giants are without Fages. Not saying he’s going to win the game but is great to see.

Only for oneill….. bench hooker maybe coz we may really need smiths goalkicking

endoman wrote: ↑Thu May 26, 2022 1:46 pm Finals are not the place to be risking players. Bench at best for Tommy.

But history tells us finals ARE the place risks are taken