Bower and Stevens named on bench for Notts

Prop Ryan Bower and hooker Jimmy Stevens have both been named as replacements for Nottingham's season opening fixture verses Leeds at Meadow Lane on Friday.

Ex-Tigers Joe Duffy,Matt Parr,Michael Holford,Dan Montague, Brent Wilson and Alex Shaw all start in the pack with with ex-Academy trio Finley Barnham, Rory Lynn and Joe Cobden named as replacements.

The Leeds side features two ex-Tigers in the second row as debutant Calum Green joins Dan Hemingway.