Castleford v Leeds: Teams

Top meets bottom at the Jungle on Friday night as struggling Castleford host a Leeds side that is unbeaten in 2008.

The Tigers have yet to register a point on their return to the engage Super League, losing all four of their matches.

They appeared on course to break their duck last weekend at home to Harlequins until they surrendered a lead in injury-time to go down 22-16.

After an injury crisis left their already thin squad short of numbers, Castleford are starting to get back to full strength.

Michael Shenton, Stuart Donlan and Ryan Clayton are all in line to return from injury in front of the Sky cameras, though coach Terry Matterson will not take any risks.

"They are all not far away and it's going to be touch and go," he said.

"We've got to make sure, if we play them this week, it's not going to damage them going forward but they're all pretty keen.

"We have a short turn-around so we'll have a fairly light week trying to refresh them."

Wounded Rhinos

While their opponents are yet to experience success this season Leeds have a perfect record, winning all five of their fixtures.

Last Friday's hard-fought 11-4 win over Melbourne Storm means they also head on their travels as the newly-crowned world champions.

However, victory over their NRL rivals came at a cost with both Danny McGuire and Clinton Toopi picking up injuries.

Toopi, who had made 44 consecutive appearances for the Headingley club, is to undergo surgery to repair a separated shoulder.

The Kiwi centre will be out for up to four months, though his absence gives Ashley Gibson the chance to make his first-team return.

The 21-year-old made a big impression for England in the 2006 Federation Shield and had forced his way into the Rhinos starting line-up when he suffered a major knee injury against Catalans Dragons at Headingley last April.

After a long spell on the sidelines Gibson is now ready to make his comeback as the Rhinos look to maintain their impressive start.

Coach Brian McClennan has also decided to rest Jamie Peacock, meaning a debut for 21-year-old prop Luke Burgess.

The older brother of Bradford and Great Britain prop Sam - Burgess made substitute appearances in Super League on loan at Harlequins last year.

Leeds' last visit to the Jungle in 2006 ended in a surprise defeat to a Castleford side that suffered relegation that year.

Castleford squad: Donlan, Dorn, Shenton, Dixon, Wainwright, Thackeray, Sherwin, Leafa, Henderson, Korkidas, Guttenbeil, Clayton, Westerman, Higgins, Huby, Lupton, Haberecht, Moore, Owen, McGoldrick.

Leeds squad: Webb, Donald, Senior, Smith, Burrow, Leuluai, Diskin, Peacock, Jones-Buchanan, Ellis, Sinfield, Lauitiiti, Bailey, Scruton, Kirke, Ablett, Gibson, Tansey, Hall, Burgess.