Hull KR dominate combined Challenge Cup Final team with only five Warrington Wolves players picked

Hull KR and Warrington Wolves will meet at Wembley on Saturday for the Challenge Cup Final and we’ve selected a combined 17 for the match, with the Robins outnumbering their counterparts almost two to one.

That’s perhaps no surprise given that Hull KR are the form team coming into the game with Willie Peters’ side sitting top of Super League, whilst Warrington languish in eighth.

The Robins have lost just once in 2025 and their recent impressive seven-game winning streak includes a 31-12 victory against Wire at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.

There was no Marc Sneyd or Sam Powell that day whilst captain George Williams was also injured meaning it was a very different spine to what will likely line up at Wembley, however, it was a significant blow in Hull KR’s favour nonetheless.

Looking ahead to Saturday’s final, we’ve picked a combined 17 based on the players expected to be available with Hull KR outnumbering Warrington by a whopping 12 to five.

Combined Hull KR and Warrington Wolves team

FB: Matt Dufty (Warrington Wolves)

Dufty anchors the spine in this team but if Arthur Mourgue were not cup tied then you could make a very good argument that the Frenchman could start. One thing that Dufty brings that Mourgue doesn’t is his electric speed which can terrorise any team and that leads to metres and heaps of them. The Australian sits second in Super League with over 2,000 metres, an average of 167 per game.

WG: Tom Davies (Hull KR)

Tom Davies came into Hull KR as somewhat of an understated signing. Tasked with replacing Ryan Hall, Davies has met that brief and more. He offers the same powerful carries out of yardage with the former Catalans man doing plenty of the hard yards which set a platform for the Robins to play.

CE: Peta Hiku (Hull KR)

Outside of Jake Wardle, you could make a strong argument that Peta Hiku is currently the best centre in Super League. The Kiwi has been in incredible form in 2025 and has topped 100 metres in eleven of his twelve Super League appearances. His link-up play is also incredibly impressive resulting in eight assists this year.

CE: Jack Broadbent (Hull KR)

Broadbent will be playing full-back at Wembley for Hull KR but he can play anywhere across the backline and he’d beat out the likes of Rodrick Tai, Arron Lindop and Toby King into the centre spots on current form. His performance in the Challenge Cup semi-finals at full-back was astonishing and his showings at centre haven’t been too bad of late, scoring three in his last two including one against Warrington.

WG: Joe Burgess (Hull KR)

Joe Burgess could be the man to benefit from the unfortunate injury to Matty Ashton with ‘Budgie’ now firmly in the conversation to be named in the Ashes squad. Like Tom Davies, he’s a very powerful runner but he’s a better finisher and with Hull KR favouring the left edge, he gets plenty of chances too.

SO: Mikey Lewis (Hull KR)

The form player in Super League? He sits second in the try-scoring charts and tied-third with the likes of harry Smith and Jack Welsby in terms of assists. Pair that with his league-leading two drop goals and 18 clean breaks and it’s fair to say Mikey Lewis is among the most destructive players in Super League at the moment.

SH: Marc Sneyd (Warrington Wolves)

Tyrone May has been exceptional and would offer a lot more in defence but you can’t deny how good Marc Sneyd is on account of his kicking game. He’s the perfect player to accompany George Williams but he’d arguably suit Mikey Lewis even more with his incredible generalship on the field. He’s also got some Wembley history and would be on goal-kicking duties for this team.

PR: Sauaso Sue (Hull KR)

Sue didn’t really flourish in his first season with the club but 2024 and 2025 have been exceptional. He’s an incredibly powerful runner and one who finds his front more often than not which is one of the most underrated traits for a forward in the game.

HK: Jez Litten (Hull KR)

Similar to a lot of the Hull KR players, Litten is perhaps the form player in the comp in his position. He’s also more than capable of playing 80 minutes and actually playing a major hand in the attack as he showed against St Helens with his grubber kick in behind for Jack Broadbent’s try.

PR: Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Hull KR)

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves has not been a player whose had the stats to back up his influence. In fact, his stats for carries, metres and tackles etc are relatively ordinary. Only twice has he topped 100 metres and only once has he topped 30 tackles but everything else he does is why he has been one of the best in the game for so long. Hull KR have one of the best line speeds in the competition and it’s all at the orders of this man whose influence is undeniable.

SR: James Batchelor (Hull KR)

James Batchelor is Mr Consistent for Hull KR and he’s another of the team’s leaders with the second-rower having yet another brilliant campaign. He’s been booted to the centres at times but in the second-row he gets the gritty work done and helps win games.

SR: Ben Currie (Warrington Wolves)

Just the third Warrington man in the starting XIII but Ben Currie is really coming into his own of late. He’s played a lot at loose forward and his ball-playing is brilliant, with Sam Burgess even utilising him in the halves of late. However, it’s intensity, work rate, experience and all the intangibles that earn him a spot here.

LF: Elliot Minchella (Hull KR)

The extension of the spine for Hull KR, Minchella has finally got in on the scoring of late with a try against St Helens but he’s not in this team to score but to make tackles and lead the efforts defensively. He ranks third in Super League for tackles and also has an underrated offload game with 14 so far this season.

Interchanges: George Williams, Dean Hadley, Paul Vaughan, Kelepi Tanginoa

You can’t have George Williams available for Wembley and not pick him. Sam Burgess reckons he will be available but it would have been an incredibly quick turnaround and calling on him in key moments off the bench would perhaps be how he’s best utilised. That and the fact that Mikey Lewis is in such good form relegate him to the bench where he’s the utility.

That leaves Paul Vaughan, Dean Hadley and Kelepi Tanginoa alongside him, all of whom pack a punch. Vaughan has a whopping 28 offloads in Super League this year and has found a rich vein of form of late, just like Tanginoa who is one of the most impactful subs in the competition. As for Dean Hadley, he’s unlucky not to start but will spell superbly with the likes of JWH and Sauaso Sue.

Head Coach: Willie Peters (Hull KR)

Neither of these men have won anything yet but you have to favour the Australian given the way he’s transformed Hull KR and made them into a team who don’t go away. Both have fallen short at Wembley these past two years and this will be a real test for two of the game’s most exciting developing coaches.

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