Hull KR and Wigan Warriors have confirmed their squads for Thursday night’s mouth-watering Super League clash.
In the build-up to this game, plenty was said regarding rest and rotation, and whether either side would risk not going full strength in order to allow for some extra recovery ahead of the Challenge Cup Final next week.
Both sides have done the complete opposite when it comes to their selections this week, with the Robins going full strength whilst Wigan have opted to rest as many players as they possibly can
KR have made minimal changes, but they are to some personnel with Arthur Mourgue and Joe Burgess dropping out of the side. Full-back Mourgue returned to the side at the weekend against Leigh, but it is believed he has re-injured his pec and is now in serious doubt for the Challenge Cup Final.
In their place comes Ryan Hampshire, the former Wigan man who signed for KR on a reserve grade contract earlier his year, and Harvery Horne. Jack Charles also drops out for Jordan Dezaria.
Wigan have rung the changes completely, with their squad primarily being made up of academy and reserve grade players. Only first-teamers Zach Eckersley, Junior Nsemba, Patrick Mago, Jack Farrimond, Sam Eseh and Tom Forber are named, with Matt Peet potentially handing out a total of nine debuts on Thursday.
Hull KR:Â Tom Davies, Peta Hiku, Oliver Gildart, Mikey Lewis, Tyrone May, Sauaso Sue, Jez Litten, Tom Amone, Dean Hadley, Elliot Minchella, Jack Broadbent, Sam Luckley, Jai Whitbread, Rhyse Martin, Jack Brown, Karl Lawton, Jordan Dezaria, Noah Booth, Bill Leyland, Harvey Horne, Ryan Hampshire
Wigan Warriors: Zach Eckersley, Junior Nsemba, Patrick Mago, Jack Farrimond, Sam Eseh, Tom Forber, Kian McDermott, Taylor Kerr, Nathan Lowe, Lukas Mason*, Noah Hodkinson, George O’Loughlin*, Finlay Yeomans*, Finn McMillan*, George Marsden, Josh Cartwright, Austin Daniel*, Charlie Yeomans*, Lewis Daniels*, Shea O’Connor*, Kalum Rathbone*
*denotes potential debutant
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