Preview: Leeds v Warrington

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April 13 2007

Warrington Wolves will be looking to make it 3 wins on the bounce against Leeds at home when the Rhinos make the trip to the HJ Stadium. However injuries for the Wolves are now more common then wins for London Skolars, and the youngsters will need to play there hearts out if the Wolves are to get even close to the Rhinos. Click for Preview.

  Engage Super League XII
Round Ten

Warrington Wolves v Leeds Rhinos

Sunday 15th April 2007, 15:00
The Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington

Injury hit Warrington Wolves welcome Leeds Rhinos to The Halliwell Jones Stadium for round 10 in the Super League XII. Like Warrington, Leeds come into the clash on the back of a mixed Easter campaign. The Rhinos beat Bradford Bulls 18-14 at Odsal but fell short at home to Wigan by 18-20. In the Wolves defeat to Huddersfield, Warrington did have the better amount of possesion and territory and even had 4 clear chances to get over the Giants line but the final pass let them down. Paul Cullen will no doubt be telling his players that they cant afford to do that against the Rhinos on Sunday.

Due to the amount of injuries at the Wolves, yet again it will be a patched up Warrington side. However, Ben Westwood will be back for the Wolves following his 2 match suspension and will be a welcome boost for the wounded forwards

MATCH STATS...

Warrington Wolves and Leeds Rhinos 2007 League form

	P	W	D	L	For	Agst	Pts	Position
Warrington	9	5	0	4	198	230	10	6th
Leeds	9	6	0	3	202	170	12	3rd

Warrington Wolves and Leeds Rhinos 2007 Challenge Cup form

	P	W	D	L	F	A
Warrington	1	1	0	0	38	10
Leeds	1	1	0	0	72	10

TEAM NEWS...

Wolves 20 man squad: Reardon, Fa'afili, Mark Gleeson, Grose, Briers, Clarke, Rauhihi, Westwood, Anderson, Martin Gleeson, Barnett, Pickersgill, Bracek, Harrison, Wainwright, Riley, Cooper, Penny, Blythe, Jerram.

Ben Westwood - Back from suspension for the Wolves picked up against Hull KR in the cup

Paul Rauhihi - Been in great form for the Wolves in 2007 following an injury hit 2006

John Clarke - Impressive performances in 2007, now at his all time best

Rhinos 20 man squad: Webb, Donald, Toopi, Senior, Smith, McGuire, Burrow, Leuluai, Diskin, Peacock, Jones-Buchanan, Ellis, Sinfield, Thackray, Bailey, Kirke, Williams, Gibson, Ablett, Tansey.

Brent Webb - New Zealand test star who has so far had a quiet start to his Rhinos career

Rob Burrow -  England International who is quick on his feet and strong in defence

Ali Luatiti - Will be missing for the Rhinos today following injury, will he be missed?

Referee: Ben Thaler

BETTING NEWS...

Leeds Rhinos start the match as clear favourites due to the Warrington Wolves injuries, which has left 10 first team players doubtful for the clash. SKYBET have Leeds at 2/5 to be the winners with Warrington at 11/5. Even with home advantage, Warrington have been given a 8 point start on the handicap and many pundits expect the Rhinos to cover the start comfortably.

Here are some other bets for the Leeds clash:

First Try Scorer:
Stuart Donald (LEEDS) 10/1
Ashley Gibson (LEEDS) 10/1
Clinton Toopi (LEEDS) 12/1
Danny Maguire (LEEDS) 12/1
Brent Grose (WARRINGTON) 12/1
Henry Fa'afili (WARRINGTON) 12/1
Richie Barnett (WARRINGTON) 12/1

Winning Margin:
Leeds 1-5 Points 9/2
Warrington 1-5 Points 5/1
Leeds 6-10 Points 5/1
Warrington 6-10 Points 11/2
Leeds 11-15 Points 13/2
Warrington 11-15 Points 8/1
Leeds 16-20 Points 10/1
Warrington 16-20 Points 14/1