Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)

PASSIONATE ABOUT SUPER LEAGUE

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Widnes v St Helens (3pm)

COACH Justin Holbrook has warned against underestim­ating the struggling Vikings.

Leaders Saints are hot favourites against a team heading for another

Qualifiers campaign after just three Super League wins. But Holbrook said:

“Widnes have been playing really well lately. They have been competing hard, are a dangerous team and we’ll have to play well.”

Wigan v Warrington (5.15pm)

TYRONE ROBERTS is finally feeling at home in Warrington.

The Aussie scrum-half

(left) took a while to settle but has had a key role in the Wolves’ 10-match winning run.

He said: “The first two months were tough, it was hard adjusting.

“But the body’s feeling good now. It will be tough against Wigan who are in form as well.”

Castleford v Leeds (7.30pm)

LEEDS scrum-half Richie Myler knows the Tigers can still roar despite the absence of Man of Steel Luke Gale.

The England no.7 is out for three months with a fractured kneecap and Cas have struggled to hit the highs of last season.

Myler (above) said: “He makes them tick, was a great player last season and is a loss. But they still have a lot of talent.”

Toronto v Toulouse (12.45pm)

TOULOUSE coach Sylvain Houles has been plotting Toronto’s downfall – while milking sheep.

Full-time Toulouse have their own Super League ambitions, but Houles said: “I still milk the sheep every morning.

“I consider myself more a coach than a farmer now, but that’s where I think the most about rugby.

“Milking sheep is pretty straightfo­rward, so I can think about tactics and players.”

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