LEIGH Centurions have revealed their squad numbers for the 2017 Betfred Super League campaign.

After announcing the squad numbers to the 27-man squad at training this morning Head Coach Neil Jukes said: "We have deliberately left the announcement to the last week of pre season training before Christmas.

"We have a lot of new players in the group and a big part of persuading them to join the Club was that we started pre season with a blank canvas and it was up to them to claim their spot ahead of the season.

"The guys from last season that have retained their spots have fit the criteria on and off the field and the people that have taken spots have earned them.

"But as I have said many times, this year will be all about the full 27-man squad all contributing at different times during the season.

"It is important that each player does what he can, on and off the field, to be in the team every week.

"These squad numbers are an early indication of where we are after six weeks of pre season. But we still have another six weeks of training and two trial games to come before we start our Betfred Super League campaign at Castleford Tigers."

Reflecting on the build-up so far, Neil added: "It's been really tough, rewarding and intense and there are a few bodies that are broken just now as fatigue kicks in. Christmas has come at a good time.

"It has been an important period as we prepare mentally and physically for the demands ahead and a very good six weeks.

"The players finish on Thursday and then have a break before starting back on 2 January. We then go to Lanzarote for warm weather training on the fifth and when we get back the focus will soon switch to the first trial game for the Battle of the Borough against Wigan Warriors on 22 January."

Squad.

1 Mitch Brown; 2 Adam Higson; 3 Ben Crooks; 4 Willie Tonga; 5 Matty Dawson; 6 Martyn Ridyard; 7 Josh Drinkwater; 8 Gareth Hock; 9 Micky Higham; 10 Dayne Weston; 11 Cory Paterson; 12 Glenn Stewart; 13 Harrison Hansen; 14 Eloi Pelissier; 15 Danny Tickle; 16 Antoni Maria; 17 Atelea Vea; 18 Gregg McNally; 19 Ryan Hampshire; 20 Ben Reynolds; 21 Liam Hood; 22 James Green; 23 Sam Hopkins; 24 Jamie Acton; 25 Lee Smith; 26 Lewis Foster; 27 David Thompson.