Micky McIlorum decision made as Warrington Wolves and Hull KR confirm Challenge Cup Final teams

The team news for the 2025 men’s Challenge Cup Final has been confirmed with Warrington Wolves and Hull KR confirming their squad selections.

Heading into Wembley week the talk was around whether George Williams would play with the Warrington Wolves captain rushing back from surgery on his ankle.

Willie Peters claimed that Hull KR knew all along Williams would play, labelling the talk about Williams as ‘theatre’ but he’s introduced some theatre of his own with the talk that Micky McIlorum would be named to the squad.

McIlorum was set for 12 weeks on the sidelines with a ruptured bicep that he suffered just eight weeks ago but Peters confirmed that the veteran was a chance of playing, however, he did not train at the captain’s run on Friday.

The team news for both Warrington Wolves and Hull KR has now been confirmed ahead of today’s Challenge Cup Final, with a decision made on Micky McIlorum.

Challenge Cup team news

Warrington Wolves

Sam Burgess had confirmed that Stefan Ratchford would feature on the bench as he revealed his team would be ‘as expected’ and there are no real surprises.

Toby King returns in the centres whilst George Williams is also back in the halves alongside Marc Sneyd. Lachlan Fitzgibbon has overcome any issue to start in the second-row alongside Adam Holroyd, who missed out last year.

Warrington Wolves XIII: Matt Dufty; Arron Lindop, Rodrick Tai, Toby King, Josh Thewlis; George Williams, Marc Sneyd; Luke Yates, Sam Powell, Paul Vaughan; Lachlan Fitzgibbon, Adam Holroyd, Ben Currie

Interchanges: Jordy Crowther, James Harrison, Joe Philbin, Stefan Ratchford

🐺 Our line-up for today’s Challenge Cup Final – Come on the Wire! pic.twitter.com/in1qQ3aCGD

— Warrington Wolves (@WarringtonRLFC) June 7, 2025

Hull KR

It’s been confirmed that Micky McIlorum will play with Jez Litten named on the bench and the former Wigan Warriors man starting at nine, just eight weeks and one day after his torn bicep injury.

Jack Broadbent shifts to full-back as expected with James Batchelor moving into the centres. That sees Jai Whitbread move from the bench to the second-row with Jack Brown the man to replace Whitbread on the bench.

Hull KR XIII: Jack Broadbent; Tom Davies, Peta Hiku, James Batchelor, Joe Burgess; Mikey Lewis, Tyrone May; Sauaso Sue, Micky McIlorum, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves; Dean Hadley, Jai Whitbread, Elliot Minchella

Interchanges: Jez Litten, Sam Luckley, Jack Brown, Kelepi Tanginoa

Here’s our @TheChallengeCup Final team news🤩#UpTheRobins🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/CNF073FMkF

— Hull KR (@hullkrofficial) June 7, 2025