ALAN Hadcroft returns to the Leigh Centurions starting line-up for the first time since being hurt in a spectacular road accident.
The young centre wins his place back just a month after suffering whiplash injuries when a car in which he was a passenger was written off in a crash with a fire engine answering an emergency call.
Hadcroft returns against bottom club Doncaster Dragons in place of Stuart Donlan who is out with a thigh injury. On loan Aussie full-back Steve Gibson misses his second game in a row because of a damaged knee.
Otherwise coach Keith Latham sticks with the same side that demolished Batley Bulldogs to give Leigh their third win in a row.
A victory for Leigh could lift them into second place in the table.
Leigh's line-up at the Stainforth Stadium is: O'Loughlin; Purtill, Veikoso, Hadcroft, Burgess; Gunning, Brown; Street, Bannister, Pucill, Liku, Nixon, Jukes. Subs: McGughan, Daniel, Jenkins, Ingram.
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