SAINTS coach Paul Wellens gave an injury update on wing Tommy Makinson and second row Curtis Sironen.

Makinson was named in last night’s team but pulled out in the warm up and forced Saints into a multiple shuffle of the ranks.

Sironen was omitted from the 21-man squad after again struggling with a back spasm, which kept him out of the Leigh match a couple of weeks ago.

Wellens explained the situation with Makinson.

He said: “Tommy just pulled up tight with his hamstring in the warm up and couldn't feel like he could open up and you know when it's like that you probably foolish to take risk.

“So we had a very, very last minute reshuffle and had some tough decisions to make under pressure, but we had obviously Jon Bennison moved to the right wing, Waqa Blake moved to the left wing, Matty Whitley moved to the centre and Joe Batchelor came off the bench, George Delaney came onto the bench.

“So there's a number of changes that we had after losing one. Whether I got that decision right or not, I am not too sure, but it's a credit to the playing group really that they can handle that disruption and still go out there and get results.

“With Tommy we will get the necessary scans done, but in all my time in the game I have never seen anyone with a hamstring issue come back in one week.

“It might just be a bit of tightness and just need freeing up, and he’s good to play and then great. But if he is not then we will adapt like we did tonight.”

Packman Sironen could have played, but given Joe Batchelor had returned after missing the first four rounds with a collar bone injury, there was no need to risk him.

“Curtis had a bit of a back spasm during the week, which again is something that if push comes to shove and we really forced it we could have played him.

“But given where the squad health is are at the moment there's probably no need to take unnecessary risks and make something which is a short term problem a long term problem,” Wellens said.