Brian McClennan today named his nineteen man squad to take on the Castleford Tigers this Friday at the Headingley Carnegie Stadium. Don’t forget this one kicks of at 8pm as opposed to last weeks game at 7:30pm, due to the game being on Sky Sports.

Ashley Gibson is included for the first time since the trip to Castleford after the Carnegie World Club Challenge in March. Ali Lauitiiti and Ben Jones-Bishop both return to the squad, the first after his one match suspension. The last time Jones-Bishop pulled on the blue and amber jersey was the last time the two sides met at Headingley, in a match that seven Rhinos stars were out in France, taking part in the mid-season international encounter with France, in Toulouse.

Leeds Rhinos: Webb, Senior, Smith, McGuire, Burrow, Leuluai, Diskin, Peacock, Ellis, Sinfield, Lauitiiti, Scruton, Kirke, Ablett, Gibson, Tansey, Burgess, Worrall, Jones-Bishop.

Castleford Tigers: Dorn, Donlan, Shenton, Dixon, Wainwright, Sherwin, Leafa, Henderson, Korkidas, Guttenbeil, Westerman, Higgins, Huby, Lupton, Moore, Owen, McGoldrick, Catic, Sargent.

Referee: T Alibert

Video Referee: N/A - this game is not scheduled to be broadcast on Sky Sports.

Last time the two teams met: Saturday 28th June, 2008 | Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds | FT: Leeds Rhinos 18-12 Castleford Tigers.

This week's live Sky Sports matches:

Fri: Warriors v Wildcats

Sat: Giants v Dragons (admission to this game at the Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield is free!)

Weather in Leeds: The weather for Friday in Leeds is expected to be cloudy, with a high chance of light showers throughout the day, so it’s more than likely to rain at least one point in the game, but don’t be surprised if it showers for the majority of the match. For kick off, the temperature will be around the thirteen-seventeen degree mark.

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