I think this news now means that he won't play rugby league ever again - he hasn't been as good this season as he has in previous ones and Watkins is ready to step up and take the no. 4 jersey (when he isn't injured!)

A couple of weeks later Leeds won 12-9 at Wigan in the Premiership, Des Armitage was one sub (who played) but who do you have as the other sub who I don't think got on?

Like you I don't have a name on the unused Leeds substitute at Central Park that day. He would be one of several unknown/unused substitutes in the pre SL days in my post 1978/79 records. However I've just re-read the match report printed in the YEP and while there is no mention there or in the team lists it did reveal an interesting point.

'Fielding 12 of the team hammered 51-2 at Leigh last week.'

The reports after the Leigh game spoke of Kevin Rayne breaking his thumb (definitely out of the Wigan game), Andy Smith stretchered off with a back injury but expected to be fit (and he was) and David Ward having picked up a groin strain struggling to be available and he also missed the following week's defeat at the Boulevard.

That would leave Mark Campbell as the unused sub at Central Park. I'm off now to make the retrospective changes to several spreadsheets.

BINGO!

I had also worked it out as Mark Campbell by elimination, but no confirmation ... until now. You will do for me!

It only took 28 years .....

Coincidence/educated guesswork rather than confirmation but if it makes you happy I'm happy for you.

Was it you who once asked about Phil Holmes playing for Leeds?

That rings a distant bell.