Leigh Centurions have announced their 19 man squad ahead of Saturday’s Ladbrokes Challenge Cup Fourth Round tie against Workington Town at LSV (6pm).

Tom Armstrong, Willie Tonga and Andrew Dixon return after injury.

Loan players Richard Owen, Lewis Charnock and Richard Whiting are unavailable as their parent clubs understandably do not wish them to be cup-tied.

The two sides have met four times previously in the Challenge Cup with each having two victories. The last time they met in the competition was 21 years ago at Derwent Park when Town inflicted Leigh’s record defeat, winning 94-4.

Wigan Warriors player Sam Tomkins and football player Joey Barton will conduct the fifth round draw of the 2016 Ladbrokes Challenge Cup live on Sportsday on the BBC News Channel between 6.30pm-6.45pm on Tuesday March 22.

Last season’s finalists Hull Kingston Rovers will join Salford Red Devils, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and Widnes Vikings in the fifth round having finished in the bottom four of the First Utility Super League in 2015.

They will join the winners of this weekend’s fourth round matches.

Issue no5 of the Centurion matchday magazine will be on sale on Saturday, priced at £2.50, packed with all the usual features and photographs.

The Leigh Centurions squad is:

2 Adam Higson; 4 Willie Tonga; 5 Liam Kay; 6 Martyn Ridyard; 10 Dayne Weston; 11 Harrison Hansen; 12 Gareth Hock; 13 Cory Paterson; 15 Jonny Pownall; 16 Reni Maitua; 17 Jamie Acton; 18 Tom Spencer; 19 Lewis Foster; 20 Sam Hopkins; 21 Andrew Dixon; 24 Tom Armstrong; 26 Lee Smith; 31 Ben Reynolds; 32 Liam Hood.

Good news..

No Micky Higham is 100% the correct call. Hood and Foster can cover just fine and Higham can finally rest up his leg which has been clearly bothering him for weeks.

His performances have been brilliant but he has obviously been struggling with it and playing with injections for weeks on end is never good. A weekend off with his feet up will do him the world of good.

Still a strong team though.

Getting stronger each week just hoping for an injury free couple of months. Hope Rangi is back playing soon And a deserved rest for Micky

Smith
Pownall
Tonga
Armstrong
Kay
Riddy
Reynolds
Weston
Hood
Spencer
Hansen
Hock
Paterson

Subs:
Foster
Acton
Hopkins
Dixon

My team would completely revolutionise our back line using the groundbreaking tactics of playing with a full back at full back, wingers on the wings, centres in the centres and 2 halves at half back.

I know it isn't something we have tried recently but I think it could be the future

Great that we finally have some options again in the back line though. Must be a welcome relief for Jukesy after the last 6 weeks or so.

26. Smith
15. Pownall
4. Tonga
24. Armstrong
5. Kay
6. Ridyard
31. Reynolds
20. Hopkins
32. Hood
10. Weston
16. Maitua
12. Hock
13. Patterson

19. Foster
18. Spencer
17. Acton
21. Dixon

11. Hansen (Give him a rest, hes played every game)
2. Higson (Has he played every game as well?)

I'd go with that,backs game for me this one with Fui also rested..Ball to edges and walk em in.

Apart from us winning. This is probably the first time that I have had a good feeling in my belly about our club for nearly three weeks. Great to give Micky a rest and even better to have injured players back. I'm really looking forward to the weekend now.

Its smart management by Jukes, resting Moi Moi (Age 36), Higham (Age 35), Hansen potentially (Age 30, still in his prime I know, but he's no spring chicken!) and potentially Higson (Age 28, age and position don't make him a candidate for resting, but if he's played all the games then mentally he'll need a rest).

Reni Maitua (Age 33), Gareth Hock (Age 32), Willie Tonga (Age 32) and Bob Beswick (Age 31) are all getting on a bit as well. Jukes needs to use these players wisely, especially when some are coming back from injury.

A deserved rest for Jake Emmitt too. However, with two games in 4/5 days coming up next week, there won't be much rest for any of the squad!

1. Smith
2. Pownall
3. Tonga
4. Armstrong
5. Kay
6. Reynolds
7.Ridyard
8. Weston
9.Hood
10. Spencer
11. Dixon
12. Hansen
13 Hock

14. Foster
15. Patterson
16. Acton
17. Maitua

Workington usually like to play a physical game so hopefully our pack will be ready to accommodate them. Great to see some injured players coming back. Hopefully Bob will be back soon as Higham needs more than one game off really. Just as we've gotten over the harder fixtures we find ourselves with a Challenge Cup game & the Easter weekend! Going to test Jukes again on his squad rotation.

Expected more from Workington last night, thought their defence was very poor. However thought Reynolds & Hood looked good and Patterson was excellent, so good he can score trys in his sleep hope the concussion testers don't put him out of action thought. Will say this about Town thought, Samutt is very good, I'd have him in our team. Thought he kicked excellently, I do think our kicking game is the weakest aspect of our attacking play. Still into the next round, hope we get an easy fixture against an amateur or League 1 team but we'll probably get Widnes away, ah well.