Coach Brad Arthur has made just one change to the 21-man squad named ahead of last weekend’s defeat at Hull FC with Presley Cassell returning in place of Ben Littlewood. Ethan O’Neill and Jeremiah Mata’utia, who were unused squad members in East Yorkshire, retain their place, but - like Cassell - were set to play in a reserves fixture on Friday.
That doesn’t necessarily mean they won’t be involved in Sunday’s match, but hints towards Arthur giving last week’s team a chance to put things right. The coach has spoken about there being “consequences” of last weekend’s performance in terms of game time, so may be considering switching some players between starting side and bench. Here’s how Rhinos could line up.
7. Stand-off: Brodie Croft
Returned from injury last week and will want to step up his game on Sunday. Photo: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com
8. Scrum-half: Jake Connor
Wasn’t at his best last week, but too good to leave out. Photo: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com
9. Prop: Cooper Jenkins
Came off the bench last week and did okay, but has been used more often in the starting side. Photo: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com
10. Sub: Jarrod O'Connor
Substitute in the last five games, Rhinos may need his big tackling efforts from the start this time. Photo: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com
11. Prop: Mikolaj Oledzki
Made his first Super League appearance of the season last week and expected to continue in the starting side Photo: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com
12. Second-row: James McDonnell
Scored a good try last week and it'll be a surprise if he is left out of the starting side. Photo: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com