SAINTS will be led out at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on Saturday by James Graham.
The Saints and England prop, who shares the club captaincy duties with Paul Wellens, wears the armband for the opener against champions Wigan.
Graham received plenty of encorougement from Wellens, who said: "It is the first chance of leading us out this year and what better occasion than doing it at Cardiff. I am really pleased for him."
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