MARK Percival and Zeb Taia return to the Saints side for Thursday's trip to Salford, but James Roby is still likely to be absent again as he continues to recover from a rib cartilage injury.

Centre Percival slots back in after serving a one-match ban, while Taia has passed the mandatory period after suffering concussion at Wakefield.

Saints boss Justin Holbrook said: "It won't be long now for Robes and he has come along really well.

"But there is no need to rush him; Matty Smith is doing a great job there with Theo (Fages).

"I am not going to play Robes till he is right and so is unlikely to play this week."

The game at Salford kicks off at 7.45p.