Great Britain Community Lions will clash with a Commonwealth Ex-Pats side tonight at 5.30pm in the curtain raiser to the International Origin match at Headingley Carnegie.

The Commonwealth Ex-Pats squad is comprised of coaches and non contracted players from the community game who were born in a Commonwealth nation (non English) and are currently playing in this country.

Great Britain Lions Head Coach, Jimmy Taylor said: “We’re expecting a tough clash against the Commonwealth Ex Pats who will have a wealth of Rugby League experience.

“It will be a fantastic experience to play on the Headingley Carnegie pitch in front of thousands of England fans and we’ll hopefully get lots of support.

“It’s the first time we’ve played against a Commonwealth Ex Pats representative team and it should be a good test ahead of our first ever tour of Serbia ten days later.”

Pre-purchased tickets for the International Origin match start from £19 for adults and £12 for concessions and are available

Great Britain Community Lions

1. Paul. Pendlebury  Wigan St Judes
2. Neil Wall  Bradford Dudley Hill
3. Jason Bowsley  Hull Dockers
4. Gavin Corfield  Wigan St Judes
5. Joe Budd  York Acorn
6. Ryan Smith  Leigh Miners Rangers
7. Tony Baker Ince Rose Bridge
8. Anthony Gallear Wigan St Pats
9. Jimmy Bardgett  RAF
10. Scott Winstanley Ince Rose Bridge
11. Sean Wildbore (c)  Skirlaugh
12. Caldon Bravo  Hunslet Warriors
13. Jordan Precious  East Hull
14. Anthony Atherton   Wigan St Pats
15 Nick Powley   Hull Dockers
16. Daniel Birkett Wigan St Pats
17. David Dunwell  Normanton Knights
18. Andy Lake  St Albans Centurions

Head Coach: Jimmy Taylor
Assistant Coach: Dave Ruddy
Assistant Coach: Richard Owen
Manager: Jimmy Aspinall
Assistant Manager: Frank Mooney

Commonwealth Ex Pats

From:

Nick Briggs – Australia - Huddersfield Underbank Rangers
Ryan Butcher – Australia - Hemel Stags
Tanaka Chamunokara – Zimbabwe - Coventry Bears
Michael Crosby – Australia - Hammersmith Hills Hoists
Michael Forgham – Australia - Eccles
Dan Grevsmuhl – Australia - Hemel Stags
James Howitt – Australia -Hemel Stags
Wayde Kelly – Australia -Hammersmith Hills Hoists
Adam Kyle – Australia - Elmbridge Eagles
Michael Lieberum - Scotland – Hammersmith Hills Hoists
Brad Massey – Australia - Coventry Bears
Jack Mitchell – Australia - Huddersfield Underbank Rangers
Luke Morris – Australia - Hammersmith Hills Hoists
Ben Thomas – Australia - Oulton Raiders
Inia Veikune – Fiji -Army RL
Rudie van der Merwe – South Africa - St Albans
Pat Webster – Australia - Oulton Raiders
Tom Wild – Scotland - Downfield Drifters
Brad Hargreaves -Northern Ireland – Leigh East
Angelo Thomas – Jamaica – Greenwich Admirals
Mitchell Henderson – Australia – Hemel Hempstead

Head Coach: Ty Watson (Leicester)
Assistants: Troy Perkins (Hemel) Angus McNab (Scotland A)
Team Manager: Steve Royle (Hammersmith)