Jordan Thompson is tackled by Jordan Turner. Picture by SWPix.com “It was another disappointing night for us,” Duffy said. “We copped a few injuries early on as well – it ended up being similar to the earlier rounds when we were shuffling people out of position. “We’ve got to take it on the chin. We’ve got to stick together as a group to get out of this fight that we’re in. “We knew what was happening. We made the bid for Super League and we knew what was going to come if we got in. “That’s what we’re dealing with now. There’s no excuses from us.”
The move is an initial two-week loan, which will then be reviewed on a week-by-week basis. The exciting prospect is no stranger to Leigh having spent time with the club on dual-registration in 2019, when he made four appearances, scoring one try. He made his Leigh debut in the memorable Summer Bash win over Widnes Vikings at Blackpool’s Bloomfield Road that year. Simm, 20, is a Saints Academy product who impressed in 2018 scoring 29 times in just 25 games for the side that just missed out on the Grand Final. The grandson of legend Geoff Pimblett, Simm then scored 30 tries in 20 appearances for the Academy in 2019 leading them all the way to the Grand Final.
Mark Percival. Picture: SWpix.com MARK Percival could return to Saints’ backline against Wakefield Trinity. The England centre, who has been sidelined with a hamstring injury, was named in the 21-man squad for the Leeds Rhinos game in the Challenge Cup but never featured. Saints head coach Kristian Woolf explains why. “It’s a week by week thing with Mark,” he said. “We’re not going to play him until we’re very confident that he’s in a position to not only get through a full game but also to play the week after that and the week after, and to finish the season with us on the field.