Wigan Warriors name matchday line-up for York Knights clash with potential debutant on bench
Wigan Warriors coach Matt Peet has made one change to his matchday line-up that will host York Knights at the Brick Community Stadium on Thursday night.
Peet has made just the one change to his side, handing a potential Wigan debut to academy graduate Nathan Lowe, who replaces Dayon Sambou on the bench, with the latter making a try-scoring debut for the Warriors in last week’s win over Bradford Bulls in the Challenge Cup fourth round.
Lowe, who played his junior rugby for Leigh East and Wigan St Judes, joined the Warriors as a 14-year-old and progressed through the club’s youth system. He has also enjoyed time on loan in the Championship with Oldham and Salford, while continuing to play for the reserves.
Meanwhile, York coach Mark Applegarth has made three changes to his side that beat Keighley Cougars in the Challenge Cup last weekend. David Nofoaluma, Danny Richardson and Sam Cook replace Scott Galeano, Liam Harris and King Vuniyayawa.
Wigan: Noah Hodkinson; Zach Eckersley, Adam Keighran, Liam Farrell, Liam Marshall; Jack Farrimond, Harry Smith; Ethan Havard, Brad O’Neill, Luke Thompson, Junior Nsemba, Sam Walters, Kaide Ellis. Subs: Patrick Mago, Ollie Partington, Sam Eseh, Nathan Lowe. 18th man: Taylor Kerr.
York: Toa Mata’afa; Ben Jones-Bishop, Sam Wood, Nikau Williams, David Nofoaluma; Ata Hingano, Danny Richardson; Xavier Va’a, Paul McShane, Paul Vaughan, Josh Griffin, Jesse Dee, Sam Cook. Subs: Denive Balmforth, Jack Martin, Justin Sangare, Oli Field. 18th man: Scott Galeano.
The Round Five Super League fixture takes place at the Brick Community Stadium on Thursday, 8pm kick-off. The game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports + Red Button and SuperLeague+.