Super League Round Two Preview with The YP's James O'Brien

Yorkshire Post

YP rugby league writer James O'Brien looks ahead to the latest round of Super League action including Hull KR v Leeds, Warrington v Hull, Huddersfield v St Helens and Salford v Castleford

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00:00 We're only one week into the Super League season and there's already been a hell of

00:11 a lot of chat about disciplinary, a lot of cards, a lot of charges after round one and

00:15 a lot of players sitting out games this weekend, which is already stretching squads across

00:20 competition.

00:21 Hull SC in particular, heavily depleted.

00:25 They go to Warrington Wolves on Friday night without Franklin Pele, who was sent off on

00:30 his debut for a wild swinging arm on Elliot Minchella.

00:34 Ligisau also sent off in the derby.

00:37 He's missing one game yet.

00:39 He managed to get his charge downgraded, but will still miss out this week against Warrington.

00:43 Hull have got injuries as well.

00:45 They're doing it tough and it could be a difficult night for them at Warrington in San Burgess,

00:51 his first game in charge of the Halliwell Jones Stadium.

00:54 You've got Cavs as well.

00:57 Paul Ian Watts, he got sent off last week against Wigan.

01:02 Harshly in some people's eyes, they were mitigating circumstances.

01:05 Tyler Dupree did seem to be dropping into contact, but he was still sent off.

01:11 He got a grade E charge.

01:12 He's got another four game ban.

01:14 That's his 11th suspension in two years.

01:17 You can't remember too many examples of him running out of line trying to hurt someone.

01:23 He's been down to poor technique most of the time and maybe been tagged by the authorities.

01:29 If someone has 11 bans in two years, you've got to question that.

01:33 So he'll miss out against Salford on Sunday.

01:37 Cass depleted as well.

01:39 Made a losing start, but they were encouraging signs from Cass.

01:42 I thought they really went toe-to-toe with Wigan, took the fight to them.

01:46 A lot of the trades Craig Lingard spoke about in pre-season, they were there to see.

01:51 So a good chance for them to back that up at Salford and get a result this week.

01:55 All starts Thursday night.

01:57 Hulking out player Leeds, both coming off winning starts.

02:01 Could be testing conditions again for the Rhinos going to Cramond Park as it was last March.

02:07 Luke Hooley and Daryl Orfitz enjoyed a nightmare evening up against Jordan Abdul,

02:14 who's no longer there, thankfully, for the Rhinos.

02:17 But it's a good game first off.

02:20 You'd expect both sides to be there or thereabouts when it comes to play-offs.

02:24 They'll be aiming even higher than that.

02:27 Another side aiming higher, Huddersfield.

02:30 They host St Helens Saturday night.

02:34 They had a decent-ish start to last year, Huddersfield, before falling away badly.

02:39 During that start, they went close against Wigan and Saints, came out on the wrong side of the result.

02:45 Never really recovered from that.

02:46 So, a really good chance for them to set down a marker at home against St Helens

02:52 and continue and build on a promising start against Leeds.

02:56 [ Silence ]

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