Young Giants Super League duo Liam Johnson and Sam Wood will lead Huddersfield into Under 19s Academy action against Widnes Vikings at the DRAM Centre at 2pm today.

Back-row forward Johnson was last week starring on dual registration for Oldham at centre in the narrow 12-6 Kingstone Press Championship defeat at Halifax last Friday, while Wood has been a member of the Giants’ Super League 19 for several weeks.

Sam Wood in action for the Giants against Wigan Warriors

But the talented youngsters will this weekend be looking to help the hosts secure a fifth win of the campaign in what is expected to be a keenly-contested mid-table tussle.

Giants Under 19s: Tyllar Mellor, Alex Young, Jack Richardson, Harry Woollard, Jack Etchells, Sam Wood, Izaac Farrell, Ben Harley, Jamie Greenwod, Connor Redgwick, Sam Hewitt, Liam Johnson, Billy Hayes, Ethan Salm, Ronan Costello, Matthew English, Jon-Luke Kirby, Oliver Jamieson, Fletcher Davies, Connor Hampson, Will Ingleby.