SAINTS are without Atelea Vea for Saturday's opening Super 8s game at Catalans Dragons, but Joe Greenwood is included.

Vea, who sidelined with a knee injury, is replaced in the 19-man squad by Matty Fleming.

Saints have Luke Thompson available to cover Vea in the back row

Keiron Cunningham will pick his team from: 3. Jordan Turner, 4. Josh Jones, 5. Adam Swift, 6. Travis Burns, 7. Luke Walsh, 8. Mose Masoe, 9. James Roby, 10. Kyle Amor, 13. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, 14. Alex Walmsley, 15. Mark Flanagan, 17. Mark Percival, 18. Luke Thompson, 19. Greg Richards, 21. Joe Greenwood, 22. Matty Dawson, 25. Andre Savelio, 30. Matt Fleming, 37. Adam Quinlan.

Laurent Frayssinous will select his Catalans squad from: 1. Morgan Escaré, 3. Ben Pomeroy, 4. Willie Tonga, 7. Scott Dureau, 8. Olivier Elima, 9. Ian Henderson, 11. Zeb Taia, 12. Louis Anderson, 14. Thomas Bosc, 15. Jeff Lima, 16. Eloi Pelissier, 17. Elliott Whitehead, 18. Ben Garcia, 21. Julian Bousquet, 23. Antoni Maria, 24. Jason Baitieri, 26. Stan Robin, 28. Tony Gigot, 30. Krisnan Inu.

The game will kick off at 6pm local time and the referee is Richard Silverwood.