Super League Round Two Preview with The YP's James O'Brien
YP rugby league writer James O'Brien looks ahead to the latest round of Super League action including Hull KR v Leeds, Warrington v Hull, Huddersfield v St Helens and Salford v Castleford
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00:00 We're only one week into the Super League season and there's already been a hell of
00:11 a lot of chat about disciplinary, a lot of cards, a lot of charges after round one and
00:15 a lot of players sitting out games this weekend, which is already stretching squads across
00:20 competition.
00:21 Hull SC in particular, heavily depleted.
00:25 They go to Warrington Wolves on Friday night without Franklin Pele, who was sent off on
00:30 his debut for a wild swinging arm on Elliot Minchella.
00:34 Ligisau also sent off in the derby.
00:37 He's missing one game yet.
00:39 He managed to get his charge downgraded, but will still miss out this week against Warrington.
00:43 Hull have got injuries as well.
00:45 They're doing it tough and it could be a difficult night for them at Warrington in San Burgess,
00:51 his first game in charge of the Halliwell Jones Stadium.
00:54 You've got Cavs as well.
00:57 Paul Ian Watts, he got sent off last week against Wigan.
01:02 Harshly in some people's eyes, they were mitigating circumstances.
01:05 Tyler Dupree did seem to be dropping into contact, but he was still sent off.
01:11 He got a grade E charge.
01:12 He's got another four game ban.
01:14 That's his 11th suspension in two years.
01:17 You can't remember too many examples of him running out of line trying to hurt someone.
01:23 He's been down to poor technique most of the time and maybe been tagged by the authorities.
01:29 If someone has 11 bans in two years, you've got to question that.
01:33 So he'll miss out against Salford on Sunday.
01:37 Cass depleted as well.
01:39 Made a losing start, but they were encouraging signs from Cass.
01:42 I thought they really went toe-to-toe with Wigan, took the fight to them.
01:46 A lot of the trades Craig Lingard spoke about in pre-season, they were there to see.
01:51 So a good chance for them to back that up at Salford and get a result this week.
01:55 All starts Thursday night.
01:57 Hulking out player Leeds, both coming off winning starts.
02:01 Could be testing conditions again for the Rhinos going to Cramond Park as it was last March.
02:07 Luke Hooley and Daryl Orfitz enjoyed a nightmare evening up against Jordan Abdul,
02:14 who's no longer there, thankfully, for the Rhinos.
02:17 But it's a good game first off.
02:20 You'd expect both sides to be there or thereabouts when it comes to play-offs.
02:24 They'll be aiming even higher than that.
02:27 Another side aiming higher, Huddersfield.
02:30 They host St Helens Saturday night.
02:34 They had a decent-ish start to last year, Huddersfield, before falling away badly.
02:39 During that start, they went close against Wigan and Saints, came out on the wrong side of the result.
02:45 Never really recovered from that.
02:46 So, a really good chance for them to set down a marker at home against St Helens
02:52 and continue and build on a promising start against Leeds.
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