Round One of the Betfred Championship continues on Sunday as Batley Bulldogs welcome Featherstone Rovers to the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium.
Batley Bulldogs
Head Coach Craig Lingard could hand debuts to Shaun Lunt, Jack Blagborough, Shaun Pick, Dale Morton, Lucas Walshaw, Luke Hooley, Ben White and Anthony Bowman.
However, they are currently without winger Johnny Campbell for this one.
21-man-squad: 1 David Scott, 2 Wayne Reittie, 3 Keenan Tomlinson, 4 Lewis Galbraith, 6 Ben White, 7 Danny Yates, 9 Alistair Leak, 10 Toby Everett, 11 Dane Manning, 12 Lucas Walshaw, 13 James Brown, 14 Luke Hooley, 15 Jack Blagbrough, 16 Michael Ward, 17 Shaun Pick, 18 George Senior, 19 Danny Bravo, 22 Dale Morton, 23 Nyle Flynn, 24 Shaun Lunt, 25 Anthony Bowman.
Featherstone Rovers
Rovers Head Coach James Webster could also hand out a number of debuts. Craig Hall, Ben Blackmore, Louis Jouffret, Dean Parata, Brett Ferres, Jake Sweeting, Dale Ferguson and Alec Susino are all in line to make their debuts.
They also have three players included from Leeds Rhinos, as-per their agreement with Leeds Rhinos. Luke Briscoe, Callum McLelland and Jarrod O’Connor are set to play.
New boy Thomas Minns will have to wait to make his debut, as he continues his recovery from a broken foot. Brad Day is also not included.
21-man-squad: 1 Craig Hall, 2 Ben Blackmore, 3 Josh Hardcastle, 5 Conor Carey, 6 Louis Jouffret, 7 Dane Chisholm, 8 Dale Ferguson, 9 Dean Parata, 10 James Harrison, 11 Brett Ferres, 13 James Lockwood, 15 Luke Cooper, 16 Jack Bussey, 17 Alec Susino, 20 Jake Sweeting, 27 Greg Worthington, 28 Gareth Gale, 29 Wellington Albert, 30 Callum McLelland, 31 Luke Briscoe, 33 Jarrod O’Connor
