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Salford half-back Robbie Paul is set to make his 400th appearance in British club rugby on Saturday.
Last Updated: 02/05/09 1:12pm
Robbie Paul is set to make his 400th appearance in British club rugby at Murrayfield on Saturday after recovering from injury.
The 33-year-old Salford half-back or hooker had been doubtful after sustaining neck and shoulder injuries in last Saturday's home defeat by Hull, but has been named in coach Shaun McRae's 19-man squad for the game against Harlequins.
The veteran Kiwi made his senior debut at stand-off in Bradford's 34-0 home defeat of Wakefield in November 1994 and went on to play for Huddersfield before joining the Reds in 2008.
Meanwhile, Salford have also included Jeremy Smith in their squad after he responded well to treatment for a knee injury, along with Ian Sibbit and Mark Henry.
Harlequins head coach Brian McDermott believes his side can improve upon last Friday's memorable victory over the Leeds Rhinos.
Harlequins grabbed a 21-4 victory over the reigning engage Super League champions, and McDermott is determined to build upon the result.
Proven
He said: "We've proven to everyone and ourselves that we can attack and score tries. However, there is a history of us beating a big team and then dipping the next week and we've got to turn that kind of form around. We haven't been celebrating this week; we've been looking at how we can get better.
As for the Salford clash, McDermott added: "Part of me thinks that after beating Leeds it would be great to face St Helens, but Salford have shown everyone that they've got potential.
"They've done enough in recent weeks to scare me and the players, and prove that they're not just here to make up the numbers."
Speaking on the RFL's initiative to take a full round of engage Super League fixtures to Murrayfield, McDermott said: "I think the concept of the Magic Weekend is great; I've thoroughly enjoyed the previous trips to Cardiff and I'm really looking forward to Murrayfield."
Salford 19-man squad: Sibbit, Myler, Henry, Jewitt, Turner, Smith, Wilshere, Cashmere, Alker, Stapleton, Goulding, Parker, Swain, Sidlow,
Littler, Leuluai, Paul, Adamson, Ratchford.
Harlequins RL 19-man squad: Clubb, Dorn, Gafa, Gardner, Golden, Heckenberg, Howell, Kaye, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Melling, Orr, Purdham, Randall, Robinson, Sharp, Temata, Ward, Wells, Williamson.