St.Helens Head Coach Paul Wellens speaks to the press ahead of the big game on Friday night with the Challenge Cup winners, Leigh Leopards, coming to the home of the World Club and Super League Champions.
In his update regarding the squad, Wellens also revealed that Konrad Hurrell will miss this upcoming game, not just due to the one-match ban issued by the Match Review Panel, but he has suffered a recurrence of a calf injury and will be out for a a couple of weeks.
Saints will also be without Dan Norman due to head injury protocols, and Morgan Knowles has been checked with the results still to be confirmed if he will be declared fit to play.
With the Saints in good form despite missing a number of middle men, the hunt turns to making it into seven Super League wins and keeping the race tight in the top three of the league ladder. However, as Wellens discusses, Leigh have done very well in 2023 and pose a dangerous challenge.