Widnes v Catalans: Teams
Last Updated: 12/07/15 8:16pm
Widnes welcome back Patrick Ah Van for their Super League clash with Catalans that is vital to their top 8 aspirations.
Ah Van is one of two returning members the squad, with Stefan Marsh also featuring in the squad for Sunday's clash.
The Vikings need to topple the Dragons if they are to keep within mathematical distance of top 8 qualification, with only two rounds remaining after this match before the teams split. Widnes have the cards stacked against them as they come into the game on the back of four consecutive Super League losses.
Their last Super league victory came against Salford in May, and if Denis Betts' men are to turn around that fortune and make it into the top 8 they will need to do so against a determined Perpignan.
The Dragons announced this week that Scott Dureau will not renew his contract at the end of the season which is a big blow to the club, but one of the positives for the visitors is the return of influential stand-off Todd Carney who has recovered from the torn pectoral muscle that kept him out for six weeks.
Reserve winger Jordan Sigismeau is set to make his Super League debut while Thibaut Margalet is hoping to make a third appearance for the French side.
Squads:
Widnes Vikings: Patrick Ah Van, Hep Cahill, Chris Clarkson, Chris Dean, Gil Dudson, Paddy Flynn, Danny Galea, Alex Gerrard, Tom Gilmore, Rhys Hanbury, Aaron Heremaia, Willie Isa, Macgraff Leuluai, Manase Manuokafoa, Stefan Marsh, Joe Mellor, Eamon O’Carroll, Jack Owens, Matt Whitley
Catalans Dragons: Morgan Escaré, Ben Pomeroy, Todd Carney, Scott Dureau, Ian Henderson, Rémi Casty, Louis Anderson, Greg Mounis, Jeff Lima, Eloi Pelissier, Elliott Whitehead, Ben Garcia, Julian Bousquet, Jason Baitieri, Fouad Yaha, Tony Gigot, Thibaut Margalet, Krisnan Inu, Jordan Sigismeau