Crusaders v Huddersfield

ENGAGE SUPER LEAGUE
Venue: Racecourse Ground Date: Friday 22 April Kick-off: 1400 BST
Coverage: Updates on BBC Radio 5 Live, Radio Leeds & the BBC Sport website, highlights on the Super League Show

Crusaders coach Iestyn Harris rings the changes for the bottom v top clash at the Racecourse Ground.

Stuart Reardon and Jason Chan return in place of rested duo Gareth Thomas and Ben Flower, while Lloyd White takes over from hooker Lincoln Withers.

Huddersfield have David Fa’alogo back after a four-game absence (leg injury).

Fellow back rower Danny Kirmond is included at the expense of Dale Ferguson, while centre Joe Wardle earns a recall to the 19-man squad.

Crusaders hooker Withers aggravated a hamstring injury in last weekend’s 64-6 walloping at Warrington.

Young Welsh prop Gil Dudson is added to Iestyn Harris’s 19-man squad.

For the first time since becoming Crusaders coach, Harris faces the club where he began his rugby league career 18 years ago.

Crusaders are still seeking their first win against Huddersfield, having lost all six previous meetings with the Giants.

Huddersfield Giants coach Nathan Brown told BBC Radio Leeds:
“We’re happy where we are, obviously being where we are in the ladder is pleasing. The guys have worked really, really hard, they deserve all the credit and they are consistently doing things well.

“The key for us is to not take our eye off the ball and the Easter period is very crucial for all clubs so we need to work hard against the Crusaders. These three-games in this close period of time sets your year up.

“We’re quite comfortable where our game is at but we’re also quite aware that we need to keep working hard at it and keep trying to improve.”

Huddersfield (from): Grix, Lawrence, Cudjoe, Gilmour, Brown, Brough, Crabtree, Robinson, Griffin, O’Donnell, Fa’alogo, Faiumu, Lunt, Kirmond, Patrick, Horne, McGillvary, Wardle, Simpson.

Crusaders (from): Schifcofske, Martin, Mellars, Reardon, Witt, Sammut, O’Hara, Bryant, Cahill, Chan, Winternstein, James, Hanbury, White, Dudson, Johnson, Moore, Lupton, Tansey.