Hull KR vs Castleford Tigers: 21-man squads, injury news, kick-off time & TV details

Hull KR take on Castleford Tigers on Friday night for the first fixture of the Challenge Cup Quarter-Final.

Both head into this clash in a good mood with Rovers overcoming Warrington Wolves last week with ease, whilst Castleford are on a two-game winning streak following big wins over Leeds Rhinos and Toulouse Olympique.

Both Tony Smith and Lee Radford have a big affinity with the Challenge Cup so expect a mouthwatering tie.

21-man squads

Hull KR

1 Lachlan Coote
2 Ben Crooks
4 Shaun Kenny-Dowall
5 Ryan Hall
7 Jordan Abdull
9 Matt Parcell
10 George King
11 Dean Hadley
12 Kane Linnett
13 Matty Storton
14 Jez Litten
16 Korbin Sims
17 Elliot Minchella
18 Jimmy Keinhorst
19 Will Dagger
20 Mikey Lewis
21 Rowan Milnes
22 Will Maher
24 Sam Wood
25 Greg Richards
27 Frankie Halton

Castleford Tigers

1 Niall Evalds
2 Derrell Olpherts
3 Jordan Turner
4 Jake Mamo
5 Bureta Faraimo
6 Jake Trueman
8 Liam Watts
9 Paul McShane
11 Kenny Edwards
12 Adam Milner
13 Joe Westerman
14 Nathan Massey
15 George Griffin
17 Mahe Fonua
19 Tyla Hepi
20 James Clare
21 Alex Sutcliffe
22 Daniel Smith
23 Greg Eden
24 Suaia Matagi
31 Gareth O’Brien

Injury news

Jordan Abdull will be back for KR after overcoming an ear infection, with Rowan Milnes likely to drop out. Tom Garratt, however, is out for Rovers due to concussion protocols. Lachlan Coote came through last week’s game unscathed. Castleford, meanwhile, will be without the suspended George Lawler, but there are no new injury concerns as Daniel Smith returns. Joe Westerman, Gareth O’Brien and Greg Eden have all brushed off knocks from the victory over Toulouse.

Kick-off time

The game will kick off at 7:45pm on Friday night.

TV details

The game will be broadcast live on Premier Sports from 7pm on Friday night.