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games of the regular season left.

However, in Saints they are facing another of the current form teams in the competition who are also looking to consolidate a top eight place.

The Giants are expected to be boosted by the return of prop Ukuma Ta’ai following a back problem, but loose forward Michael Lawrence has another week to wait before he could return from injury.

“Ukuma is the closest to making a return,” said Stone, of the 30-year-old Tonga international.

“He is back in full training this week, but he needs to do some contact work before we decide, but we are confident he should be ready to play.”

Giants prop Sam Rapira will also be available after he was just issued with a caution by the RFL disciplinary panel for raising his knee in the tackle during the emphatic victory at Catalans.

But several other Super League forwards have picked up bans for offences over the weekend.

They include Leeds back-row forward Jamie Jones Buchanan, Leigh prop Jamie Acton and Warrington front-rower Chris Hill, who were all handed one-match suspensions

Former Hull and Great Britain scrum-half Richard Horne has been appointed as the new coach of League One Doncaster.

The 34-year-old has agreed a two-year deal that will also see him retain some involvement with Super League Hull FC, where he had been coaching the reserve side.

Featherstone Rovers have tied down the services of star forward John Davies for the next two years.

The former Castleford, Batley and Sheffield star has been in superb form this year, after also impressing in his maiden season with the club last year.

He has now signed a new contract that will keep him at the club until 2019.