Dragons v Saints: Team news
Les Catalans still have injury doubts, while Saints welcome back their rested stars at Wembley.
By Andy Clarke
Last Updated: 24/08/07 2:30pm
St Helens will be almost at full strength against Catalans Dragons when the Challenge Cup final returns to Wembley on Saturday.
Paul Wellens, Sean Long, Jon Wilkin and Maurie Fa'asavalu all return to Daniel Anderson's side after being rested for last weekend's Super League victory over Salford.
Leon Pryce is also available again for the champions after serving a three-match suspension.
Veteran hooker Keiron Cunningham, who will be playing in his third Wembley final, takes the captain's armband in the continued absence of regular skipper Paul Sculthorpe.
Coach Anderson has included St Helens-born back-rower Paul Clough in his squad ahead of prop Bryn Hargreaves.
The Dragons welcome back Jerome Guisset, who was left out of last weekend's league meeting with Warrington in order to protect a calf injury.
However, Casey McGuire will miss the final after facing a fitness test on his pectoral injury.
"We tested him yesterday, and he had no chance," said coach Mick Potter.
"He hasn't come with us - but he will arrive tomorrow on a private jet."
Former Canberra Raiders centre Adam Mogg, who has deputised at stand-off in the last two matches, will keep the role alongside captain Stacey Jones - with forward Sebastien Raguin likely to continue as a makeshift three-quarter.
Potter, whose squad had their first experience of the new national stadium in
today's traditional pre-match walkabout, will give a fitness test to winger
Younes Khattabi (groin) before finalising his team.
St Helens squad: Wellens, Gardner, Gidley, Talau, Meli, Pryce, Long, Fozzard, Cunningham, Cayless, Gilmour, Wilkin, Roby, Bennett, Graham, Hargreaves, Smith, Clough, Fa'asavalu, Tyrer.
Catalan Dragons squad: Greenshields, Murphy, Wilson, Mogg, McGuire, Jones, Ferriol, Guisset, Raguin, Croker, Mounis, Griffi, Gossard, Duport, Chan, Touxagas, Casty, Khattabi, Quigley, Bentley.