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FORMER England international Ryan Atkins is ready to upset two of his closest friends tonight in a bid to help Warrington extend their eight-match winning run.
The Leeds-born centre was a teammate of the Rhinos’ second row forward Brett Ferres at the start of their professional careers 15 years ago and he forged a close bond with scrum half Richie Myler during his six-year stint at the Wolves.
But those friendships will be cast aside for 80 minutes at Headingley tonight when Warrington seek revenge for their opening-round Super League home defeat by Leeds and stay in touch with leaders St Helens.
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