Huddersfield Giants v Leeds Rhinos - Leeming and Golding both set for debut against former club

Leeds Rhinos' Kruise Leeming and Huddersfield Giants' Ashton Golding are both in contention to make their debut, against their former side, on Sunday.
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Leeming, who joined Leeds from Huddersfield last November, has been named in Rhinos' 21-man squad for the first time ahead of their Betfred Super League return, behind closed doors, at Emerald Headingley.

The hooker suffered a knee injury in pre-season training and has not played since England Knights' win over Jamaica at Headingley last October.

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Golding was part of the Jamaica side that afternoon, less than a week after moving from Rhinos to Giants on a three-year contract.

Tom Holroyd, left and Tom Briscoe. Picture by Varley Picture Agency.Tom Holroyd, left and Tom Briscoe. Picture by Varley Picture Agency.
Tom Holroyd, left and Tom Briscoe. Picture by Varley Picture Agency.

He has been sidelined since damaging a hamstring in a pre-season game at Wakefield Trinity in January, but has also been named in his team's initial 21 for the first time.

Rhinos' squad includes all 17 players on duty in their final game before Super League was suspended due to coronavirus, a 66-12 win over Toronto Wolfpack on March 5.

Tom Briscoe is set to return from the anterior cruciate ligament injury he suffered against Giants a year ago on Sunday and youngsters Alex Sutcliffe and Tom Holroyd are also in contention.

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There is no place in Rhinos' 21 for Liam Sutcliffe, who is recovering from knee surgery and is on the transfer list at his own request.

Alex Sutcliffe. Picture by Varley Picture Agency.Alex Sutcliffe. Picture by Varley Picture Agency.
Alex Sutcliffe. Picture by Varley Picture Agency.

Long-term casualties Dom Crosby (knee) and Stevie Ward (head) remain on the injury list and Jack Walker is around four weeks away from returning from a broken foot.

Leroy Cudjoe is in contention for Giants after injury.

The RFL have confirmed players and staff from all 11 Super League clubs have been tested at least three times for Covid-19 with no positive results.

All 1,462 tests have returned a negative result and of 540 conducted this week, 538 were negative and two are still being examined.

Stevie Ward. Picture by Varley's Picture Agency.Stevie Ward. Picture by Varley's Picture Agency.
Stevie Ward. Picture by Varley's Picture Agency.
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One of those is a player, but not from one of the four clubs returning to action this weekend.

Huddersfield Giants: from Golding, McGillvary, Jake Wardle, Turner, McIntosh, Gaskell, Sezer, Gavet, O'Brien, Matagi, Edwards, Lawrence, English, Wilson, Murphy, Cudjoe, Holmes, Russell, L Senior, Wood, Walne.

Leeds Rhinos: from T Briscoe, Newman, Hurrell, Handley, Lui, Gale, Seumanufagai, Leeming, Prior, Mellor, Martin, Dwyer, Myler, Cuthbertson, Oledzki, Smith, McLelland, L Briscoe, Donaldson, A Sutcliffe, Holroyd.

Referee: Robert Hicks (Oldham).

Kick-off: Sunday, 6.30pm

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