Wigan have rested their star players for Thursday night’s clash against Hull KR ahead of their Challenge Cup final meeting nine days later.
The Robins face off against Wigan at Craven Park in the first of a double header, with the two sides set to meet in the Challenge Cup final next week.
While Hull KR head coach Willie Peters has named the best 21-man squad available to him, Wigan boss Matt Peet has decided to switch up a huge chunk of his squad.
Zach Eckersley, Junior Nsemba, Patrick Mago and Jack Farrimond are all set for game time and only a handful of first-team regulars have been included in the side.
However, the rest of the squad is made up of youngsters with Peet able to field up to 10 potential debutants.
Sky Sports News has contacted the Super League for comment.
Salford Red Devils were deducted two Super League points for breaching a number of RFL operational rules in their team selection for the Round One fixture at St Helens last February.
The Red Devils fielded a team mostly made up of academy players, which they lost by a competition record 82-0.
Hull KR v Wigan Warriors team news
Hull KR: Tom Davies, Peta Hiku, Oliver Gildart, Mikey Lewis, Tyrone May, Sauaso Sue, Jez Litten, Tom Amone, Dean Hadley, Elliot Minchella, Jack Broadbent, Sam Luckley, Jai Whitbread, Rhyse Martin, Jack Brown, Karl Lawton, Jordan Dezaria, Noah Booth, Bill Leyland, Harvey Horne, Ryan Hampshire.
Wigan Warriors: Zach Eckersley, Junior Nsemba, Patrick Mago, Jack Farrimond, Sam Eseh, Tom Forber, Kian McDermott, Taylor Kerr, Nathan Lowe, Lukas Mason, Noah Hodkinson, George O’Loughlin, Finlay Yeomans, Finn McMillan, George Marsden, Josh Cartwright, Austin Daniel, Charlie Yeomans, Lewis Daniels, Shea O’Connor, Kalum Rathbone.
2026 Super League – key dates and what to look out for
- Super League in Paris: Sat Jun 6: Catalans Dragons vs Wigan Warriors (Paris), 6:30pm UK time (Sky Sports)
- Magic Weekend: July 4-July 5
- Rivals Round reversed: July 23-July 26
- Elimination Play-offs: September 19-September 20
- Play-off semi-finals: September 26-September 27
- Grand Final: October 3, Old Trafford
Sky Sports will again show every game of the Super League live this season – including two matches in each round exclusively live, with the remaining five matches each week shown on Sky Sports+
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