Hull KR and Leeds Rhinos have returned from Las Vegas and named their 21-man squads to face Huddersfield Giants and Castleford Tigers, respectively in this Sunday’s Super League games.
Having faced off in Las Vegas over the weekend, the Robins and Rhinos return in very different moods with Hull KR humiliated in Sin City as they lost 58-6.
Willie Peters has promised a response from his side with KR set to travel to Huddersfield on Sunday afternoon, the first of two games they’ll play against the Giants with a Challenge Cup fixture coming the week after.
As for Leeds, they’ve got a home tie with West Yorkshire rivals Castleford Tigers, who themselves got their first win of the Super League season last week against the Giants.
The 21-man squads of each club have now been named with a number of changes made.
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Huddersfield Giants team news
Luke Robinson confirmed more injury blows for his side with Sam Halsall suffering a hamstring injury and Zac Woolford being left out of the squad after a head knock.
The pair have been replaced by academy players Alex Chippendale and Tom Hardy, who join fellow academy products Zach Brown and Jacob Algar in the squad, highlighting how few fit first-team senior players the Giants have available.
Huddersfield Giants 21-man squad: 3. Jacob Gagai, 4. Taane Milne, 6. Tui Lolohea, 8. Tristan Powell, 10. Tom Burgess, 11. Asher O’Donnell, 14. Fenton Rogers, 15. Matty English, 16. George King, 18. Kieran Rush, 20. Mathieu Cozza, 21. George Flanagan, 22. Jack Billington, 23. Chris Patolo, 24. Connor Carr, 25. Jacob Algar, 29. Tanguy Zenon, 32. Oliver Russell, Alex Chippendale, Tom Hardy, Zach Brown
Hull KR team news
Despite last week’s disaster, Hull KR remain unchanged with Willie Peters opting to have his players prove themselves after last week’s loss.
Arthur Mourgue and Jordan Dezaria remain out but it’s an otherwise full-strength squad.
Hull KR 21-man squad: 2. Tom Davies, 3. Peta Hiku, 4. Oliver Gildart, 5. Joe Burgess, 6. Mikey Lewis, 7. Tyrone May, 8. Sauaso Sue, 9. Jez Litten, 10. Tom Amone, 11. Dean Hadley, 12. James Batchelor, 13. Elliot Minchella, 14. Jack Broadbent, 15. Sam Luckley, 16. Jai Whitbread, 17. Rhyse Martin, 18. Jack Brown, 19. Karl Lawton, 21. Noah Booth, 22. Bill Leyland, 29. Tom Whitehead
Leeds Rhinos team news
Leeds Rhinos will be without Brodie Croft as he drops out due to a hamstring injury with the Australian replaced by new signing Jack Bird.
There is a boost in that Mikolaj Oledzki is named in the 21-man squad with he and Ned McCormack replacing Tom Nicholson-Watton and Ben Littlewood, who were both loaned to Hunslet this week.
Leeds Rhinos 21-man squad: 1. Lachie Miller, 2. Maika Sivo, 3. Harry Newman, 4. Ash Handley, 5. Ryan Hall, 7. Jake Connor, 8. Mikolaj Oledzki, 9. Jarrod O’Connor, 10. Tom Holroyd, 11. Kallum Watkins, 12. James McDonnell, 13. Keenan Palasia, 14. Chris Hankinson, 15. Cooper Jenkins, 16. Ethan O’Neill, 17. Cameron Smith, 18. Jeremiah Mata’utia, 23. Danny Levi, 24. Ned McCormack, 27. George Brown, 33. Jack Bird
Castleford Tigers team news
Castleford are without Fletcher Rooney after confirming a lengthy lay-off for the full-back due to a hamstring issue so he drops out of the 21-man squad with Brock Greacen returning after a knock.
Alex Mellor, Semi Valemei, Louis Senior and Cain Robb all remain out with injury.
Castleford Tigers 21-man squad: 3. Zac Cini, 4. Darnell McIntosh, 5. Mikaele Ravalawa, 6. Daejarn Asi, 7. Tom Weaver, 8. Renouf Atoni, 9. Liam Hood, 10. George Lawler, 11. Jordan Lane, 13. Joe Stimson, 14. Brock Greacen, 15. Jack Ashworth, 16. Joe Westerman, 17. Chris Atkin, 19. Brad Singleton, 22. Jason Qareqare, 23. Krystian Mapapalangi, 25. Sam Hall, 30. Jimmy Beckett, 31. Ashton Golding, 32. George Hirst
