Leeds Rhinos (11/4 to win the Super League Grand Final with bet365) youngsters Luke Ambler and Chris Clarkson have been offered new contracts by the defending Super League champions.

Warrington coach Tony Smith feels his side are still on a learning curve following Friday’s defeat to Leeds and they trade at 4.2 with Betfair to be the Super League regular season winner.

The Wire currently sit in second place in the Super League standings – just four points behind league-leading Wigan – but suffered a 26-16 defeat to the Headingly outfit last time out.

Northampton head coach Jim Mallinder says his side are out for revenge when they take on Saracens in next Sunday’s Guinness Premiership semi-final (Saints 1.5, Saracens 2.74 to win on Betfair).

Sarries beat Saints 28-27 at Franklin’s Gardens two weeks ago and made sure Mallinder’s side heard them celebrating the narrow win afterwards.

Bath may be massive odds-on favourites to beat Leeds Carnegie at the Rec and seal their place in the Guinness Premiership play-offs, but captain Michael Claassens has still sounded a note of caution (Bath 1/20, draw 33/1, Leeds 15/2 with bwin).

Leeds Rhinos (4.1 with Betfair to win Super League Grand Final) could be without scrum half Rob Burrow for up to 12 weeks after the club confirmed he suffered a serious knee injury in the win over Wakefield last weekend.

Burrow limped out of the victory at Murrayfield in the first half and was sent for a scan to assess the extent of the damage.

The reigning Super League Man of Steel Brett Hodgson is set to leave the Huddersfield Giants at the end of the season.

The 32-year-old Huddersfield captain had been offered a new one-year contract at the Galpharm Stadium, but he has rejected that and is widely expected to join Super League rivals Warrington Wolves from 2011 on a two-year deal.

Lee Smith is set to play his first game since returning to Leeds Rhinos on Thursday evening against local rivals Bradford Bulls, and coach Brian McClennan is convinced that he will slot straight back into the side.

Smith is coming back after an aborted spell in rugby union with Wasps. He played his last game for the Rhinos six months ago against St Helens in the Engage Super League final. He scored two tries in that game, helping Leeds lift the crown as they secured an 18-10 win.