Quins v Giants - Teams
New loan signing Ryan Esders is set to make his Harlequins debut against Huddersfield on Saturday.
Last Updated: 10/07/09 12:55pm
Loan signing Ryan Esders has been named in Brian McDermott's 19-man squad ahead of Harlequins' clash with Huddersfield on Saturday.
The 22-year-old back rower was brought in to provide cover for injured stars Rob Purdham and Luke Dorn and will make only his second Super League appearance of the season if he plays.
Danny Orr, who signed a one-year contract extension with Quins on Thursday, is also set to start against the Giants.
The former Wigan Warriors half-back is hoping his side can get back on track at The Stoop after two consecutive away defeats.
"After a few weeks on the road we're looking forward to playing at home again," Orr said.
"We know we're playing a very good team who are going well, so it will be tough.
Challenge
"We've been through what we need to do to improve upon last week's match at Wigan and are looking to start the game at a good pace."
Dorn could return from injury next week but Purdham and Jason Golden face a further three weeks on the sidelines.
Huddersfield head coach Nathan Brown is not taking the encounter lightly, despite the fact that the Giants are currently third in the Super League table and have beaten Quins twice already this season.
"Harlequins certainly represent a challenge, we have already beaten them twice this year, but they still pose a big threat and we all know that the competition is very close," he told the club's official website.
"They are a side that are doing a lot of things right. The next few weeks are important and if we keep winning games, it makes it a lot harder for sides around us to catch us."
Brown welcomes Paul Whatuira back to his squad after the New Zealand centre missed two matches but Kevin Brown remains unavailable.
Harelquins squad: Clubb, Gafa, Gale, Esders, Grayshon, Haggerty, Heckenberg, Kaye, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Melling, O'Callaghan, Orr, Randall, Robinson, Sharp, Temata, Ward, Wells, Williamson.
Huddersfield squad: B. Hodgson, Aspinwall, Brown, Whaturia, D. Hodgson, Fulton, Robinson, Crabtree, Faiumu, D. Griffin, Wild, Finnigan, P. Jackson, Mason, Lawrence, Moore, Cudjoe, Lunt, Sculthorpe.