Extra injuries threaten Wigan's play-off hopes
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Your support makes all the difference.Wigan's hopes of edging past St Helens into the top two of the Super League – with the advantages that carries in the play-offs – hang on a side which looks increasingly threadbare.
For tonight's match at the JJB Stadium, Brett Dallas and Sean O'Loughlin have been added to their injury list, David Furner faces a fitness test while Terry O'Connor and Terry Newton are rated doubtful.
Saints, five points ahead, and still hoping to nudge Bradford out of top spot, have admitted being in discussions with the St George-Illawarra utility player, Jason Hooper, about joining them next season.
Wakefield, who have seen Nathan Wood and Ben Westwood depart for Warrington and expect Chris Feather to join Leeds for next season, have denied that they stand to lose another player, Gareth Ellis, to one of their rivals stressing he remains under contract next year.
Trinity have still not confirmed Shane McNally as their next coach, despite their win at London under his temporary charge on Sunday.
The Great Britain Under-21 winger Paul Salmon could have played his last game for Barrow. Salmon, who is to join Widnes at the end of the Northern Ford Premiership season, has broken two ribs.
Hopes for a Super League franchise in Toulouse have been dealt a blow by the defection of, Jerome Vincent and Fabien Devecchi, two players on whom such a venture would have relied, to rugby union.
The Hull captain, Jason Smith, has been released from hospital and cleared of any serious head injury, but will miss Friday's game at Wakefield.
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