Rugby League: Paul Gives Quins a Boost
Henry Paul's return has given Harlequins a boost as they look to beat Wigan for the second time in six days tonight.
Henry Paul returns after a two-month injury absence at the JJB Stadium tonight as Harlequins aim for a second win against Wigan in six days in the first of the weekend's Challenge Cup quarter-finals.
Paul, who played at full-back in the last of Wigan's eight consecutive cup final wins at Wembley in 1995, has recovered from the ankle problem that kept him out of Quins' 18-8 Super League win over the Warriors at The Stoop on Saturday.
Quins, whose captain Rob Purdham is out for the rest of the season after suffering a serious back injury during weight training last week, will also give a debut to Stephen Bannister, the 19-year-old who joined from St Helens on Monday.
The former Wigan coach John Monie has included the Quins scrum-half Julien Rinaldi and Wakefield's prop Olivier Elima in a 20-man France squad for the one-off Test against Great Britain at Headingley on June 22.
Paul, who played at full-back in the last of Wigan's eight consecutive cup final wins at Wembley in 1995, has recovered from the ankle problem that kept him out of Quins' 18-8 Super League win over the Warriors at The Stoop on Saturday.
Quins, whose captain Rob Purdham is out for the rest of the season after suffering a serious back injury during weight training last week, will also give a debut to Stephen Bannister, the 19-year-old who joined from St Helens on Monday.
The former Wigan coach John Monie has included the Quins scrum-half Julien Rinaldi and Wakefield's prop Olivier Elima in a 20-man France squad for the one-off Test against Great Britain at Headingley on June 22.
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