11 Sep 2024

Miller ruled out for Wigan clash

Leeds Rhinos will be without full back Lachie Miller when they travel to Wigan Warriors this Friday, kick off 8pm.

Miller has been ruled out for at least two weeks with a hamstring strain suffered in last Friday's win over Hull FC at AMT Headingley.

Mickael Goudemand returns to the 21 man squad in the other change to the squad from last week.

The game will be a landmark match for three of the Rhinos squad. Matt Frawley will make his 100th first grade appearance having played at Canberra, Huddersfield and Canterbury likewise Jarrod O'Connor needs one appearance to reach 100 career appearances with 95 for Leeds and two appearances each for Bradford and Featherstone as part of his development earlier in his career.

Fellow hooker Andy Ackers will make his 100th Super League appearance having made 22 for Leeds, 72 for Salford and five for Toronto.

Leeds Rhinos have lost just one of their last five Super League games against Wigan and including a 30-4 win in their most recent encounter at AMT Headingley.

Leeds Rhinos have won their last three straight Super League games including a 68-6 win against Hull FC last time out, their biggest win in the competition since 2015; however, they’ve not won four consecutive games since a six-game streak from Round 20 to 25 in 2022. That run helped propel the Rhinos into the play offs and eventually the Grand Final at Old Trafford.

The squad in full is:

2. David Fusitu'a sponsored by Berry's

3. Harry Newman sponsored by Warners Fish Merchants

4. Paul Momirovski sponsored by YF Furniture

6. Brodie Croft sponsored by Axis

7. Matt Frawley sponsored by Vale Services

8. Mikolaj Oledzki sponsored by Pickup Self Storage

9. Andy Ackers sponsored by NEXA Finance

11. James Bentley sponsored by Trivent Ltd

12. Rhyse Martin sponsored by Evolve Lettings

13. Cameron Smith sponsored Warners Fish Merchants

14. Jarrod O'Connor sponsored by Horbury Dental Laboratories