BACK-ROW forward Joseph Paulo has not featured for Saints since Super League returned to action after lockdown in August.

The 32-year-old Samoan and USA international forward missed the back end of last year's campaign and although he featured off the bench in Saints first six games of 2020, he has not played since the home defeat by Huddersfield.

Coach Kristian Woolf explained: "He’s had a couple of little niggles.

"Just before the first game back he copped an injury, then he came back and copped another niggle.

"He is getting to a point now where he is getting fit and ready to go and he will feature somewhere in the next few weeks."

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With the games about to double up in the closing weeks, Saints will need to make use of their full squad.

Paulo is in the second season of a three-year deal after Saints from Cronulla after previously playing for Parramatta and Penrith.