ENGAGE SUPER LEAGUE
Venue: Headingley Date: Thursday, 1 April Kick-off: 2000 BST
Coverage: Score updates on BBC Radio 5 Live & the BBC Sport website, commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

Lee Smith is in Leeds' 19-man squad after his return from rugby union, while Brett Delaney, Kylie Leuluai and Kevin Sinfield are also included.

But the Rhinos are still without injured quartet Scott Donald, Jamie Peacock, Greg Eastwood and Carl Ablett.

Bradford coach Steve McNamara has named an unchanged 19-man squad for Thursday's match at Headingley.

The 17 players on duty against Harlequins are joined by Dave Halley and Mike Worrincy.

Bradford's veteran Australian back row forward Steve Menzies said:

"Derbies over here are bigger because the crowd and the teams live for derbies. There are more derbies than back in Australia. That's one of appeals of coming to England to play.

"Both sides have been a little bit up and down this year and injuries have taken a toll but when it comes to a derby form rarely counts for much.

"Leeds are a quality side. You only have to look at their achievement in winning Grand Finals in each of the last three years, so it's going to be a big effort to beat them."

Bradford (from): Reardon, Halley, L'Estrange, Hall, Scruton, Sheriffe, Sykes, Langley, Kopczak, Donaldson, Menzies, Kearney, Godwin, Nero, Lynch, Platt, Whitehead, Worrincy, Orford.

Leeds (from): Webb, Delaney, Senior, Hall, McGuire, Burrow, Leuluai, Buderus, Jones Buchanan, Lauitiiti, Sinfield, Diskin, Bailey, Kirke, Burgess, Pitts, Ambler, Bush, Clarkson.

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