Hull FC vs Toulouse Olympique: Kick-off time, TV channel and predicted line-ups

After back-to-back wins, Hull FC have forced their way into the top four. On the back of that, they simply have to pick up a win here to maintain that momentum in a match they’re expected to win comfortably.

They face a Toulouse side who missed out on the chance to move off the bottom of the table last time out against Leeds Rhinos. Now facing the prospect of being cut adrift, they need a win as soon as possible.

Can they remedy that with a shock win over the Black and Whites?

Kick-off time and TV channel

The game kicks off 15:00 at the MKM Stadium.

There is no live TV coverage but highlights will be available on Super League’s YouTube channel and BBC’s Super League Show.

Predicted Line-ups

Hull FC
The big problem for Brett Hodgson to solve is in the halves. Both Luke Gale and Josh Reynolds are unavailable for the game as is Ben McNamara so what will Hodgson’s approach be here? We will almost definitely see Joe Lovodua take one of the halfback spots but who will join him? It could be Jake Connor with someone like Davy Litten coming into the backs. However, Hodgson may want to keep his star player in his favoured position. If so, it could be Danny Houghton at seven with Jordan Johnstone at nine. There will be little else in the way of change considering their back-to-back wins, but we will see Connor Wynne come into the centres for the absent Mitieli Vulikijapani.

1 Jake Connor
5 Darnell McIntosh
3 Carlos Tuimavave
23 Connor Wynne
29 Jamie Shaul
14 Joe Lovodua
9 Danny Houghton
8 Ligi Sao
21 Jordan Johnstone
16 Kane Evans
13 Jordan Lane
12 Manu Ma’u
17 Brad Fash
Substitutes
10 Chris Satae
20 Jack Brown
22 Josh Bowden
30 Scott Taylor

Toulouse Olympique
Toulouse will also be playing with a bit of a strange halfback pairing with loose-forward Anthony Marion set to join Tony Gigot in the halves as he did last week with Lucas Albert suspended. There will be a return for Chris Hankinson in the centres in place of Ilias Bergal who came into the side last week when Hankinson was forced to drop out of the team at the last minute.

27 Olly Ashall-Bott
5 Paul Macron
3 Junior Vaivai
21 Chris Hankinson
25 Matty Russell
13 Anthony Marion
31 Tony Gigot
8 Romain Navarrete
19 James Cunningham
23 Justin Sangare
30 Maxime Stefani
11 Andrew Dixon
16 Joe Bretherton
Substitutes
10 Harrison Hansen
14 Eloi Pelissier
22 Gadwin Springer
26 Hugo Pezet