Sunday 8th May 2011.
York City Knights v Hull Kingston Rovers
Venue: Huntington Stadium
KO: 15:00
Referee: G Hewer
York (17 from): Bush, Haynes, Waterman, Ford, Wilson, Thackeray, Hardcastle, Benson, Barlow, Freer, Esders, Garside, Lewis, Stearman, Waller, Presley, Smith, Rice, Stamp.
Hull KR (17 from): Cox, Cook, Cockayne, Clinton, Dobson, Fox, Fisher, Galea, Green, Hodgson, Lovegrove, Latus, Netherton, Sheriff, Vella, Wheeldon, Webster, Welham, Watts.
York have added Jack Stearman and Benn Hardcastle to their squad for this match, but they are set to rest one of their key players in assistant coach, Chris Thorman. Anthony Thackeray and James Ford are eligible to play despite signing their contracts for York just last weekend from Widnes.
Hull KR will welcome Peter Fox back into their side against the team where he began his career. The east Hull side have only won three games out of the last 12 in Super League; they lie 12th in the Super League table.
York will put up a good fight but it's hard to see Hull KR not winning this one.
Wigan Warriors v Barrow Raiders
Venue: DW Stadium
KO: 15:00
Referee: T Roby
Teams:
Wigan (17 from): S Tomkins, Goulding, Carmont, Richards, Deacon, Leuluai, McIlorum, Coley, J Tomkins, O'Loughlin, Prescott, Lima, Hoffman, Finch, Mossop, Farrell, Tuson, Charnley, Hughes.
Barrow (17 from): I had no team news for Barrow at the time of writing.
Michael Maguire, or Madge as people call him, has been able to name an unchanged side after last weekend's victory against lowly Crusaders.
Richard Fletcher and James Nixon are out for Barrow due to undergoing surgery this week. They have got Liam Campbell and Martin Ostler back after recovering from injury. Barrow will not be able to play three of their four dual registered players, Ben Davies and Jack Hughes will not face their "parent" club and Huddersfield's Adam Walker will not play either. Huddersfield have given Barrow permission for Gregg McNally to play, hower.
I doubt Wigan will be stretched too much in this match and I'm pretty sure they'll be in the fifth round draw.
Batley Bulldogs v Huddersfield Giants
Venue: Mount Pleasant
KO: 15:00
Referee: R Hicks
Teams:
Batley (17 from): Campbell, Brown, Maun, Williams, Rettie, Preece, Handforth, Potter, Lythe, Smith, Bretherton, Walton, Lindsey, Tootill, Flanagan, Buttery, Robinson, Mennell, Toohey.
Huddersfield (17 from): Lawrence, Cudjoe, Gilmour, Hodgson, Brough, Brown, Crabtree, Griffin, O'Donnell, Lunt, Raleigh, Kirmond, Patrick, McGillvary, Wood, Cording, Fairbank, Wardle, Molloy.
Huddersfield have named a very strong side for their visit to near-by Batley. The squad were given three days off this week to rest up after a busy Easter period. Graeme Horne is banned for the match after being found guilty of a dangerous tackle in the Catalans match last weekend.
Nathan Brown has rested Scott Grix, Luke Robinson, Jamie Simpson, David Faiumu and Dale Ferguson. Ferguson's hand injury isn't as bad as first feared and should be fit to play against St Helens next weekend.
Batley currently lie third in the Championship and are the Northern Rail cup holders but it will be a difficult match against the Giants on Sunday. They won their first five out of six matches this season but have lost their last two against Sheffield and Leigh last weekend.
Being a Huddersfield fan I'm hardly gonna go against my boys am I?! If you're at the match and you see me, say hello!
Halifax RLFC v Bradford Bulls
Venue: The Shay
KO: 15:15
Referee: P Bentham
Teams:
Halifax (17 from): Greenwood, White, Patterson, Nash, Worrincy, Holroyd, Black, Gannon, Beswick, Cherryholme, Smith, Bannister, S Barlow, Aizue, Watene, Penkywicz, Jones, Clayton.
Bradford (17 from): Ah Van, Bateman, Briggs, Burgess, Crossley, Donaldson, Hargreaves, Herbert, Kopczak, L'Estrange, Lynch, O'Brien, Olbison, Platt, Raynor, Walker, Royston, Sibbit, Whitehead.
Bradford are really struggling with injuries at the minute and have hit a bit of a lull. They are without former Leeds hooker Matt Diskin, Shaun Ainscough, Olivier Elima and Paul Sykes.
Halifax are also struggling having lost six of seven games in the Championship this season. I'm not gonna lie to you, I quite frankly have no idea on their team, apart from the fact there are a couple of ex-Giants players in it!
Hopefully it'll be a really good match for both ground spectators and those watching it on the BBC at home. Sorry, Bradford, but I want Hali-Hali-Hali-Hali-Halifax to win!
Hunslet Hawks v Salford City Reds
Venue: South Leeds Stadium
KO: 15:00
Referee: W Turley
Teams:
Hunslet (17 from): Ratcliffe, Pryce, Clayton, Oakes, Kain, Grimshaw, P March, Helme, Chapman, Houston, Haughey, Dooler, D March, McLocklan, Lowe, Kelly, Blakeway.
Salford (17 from): Patten, Broughton, Nero, Jewitt, Clay, Ratchford, Holdsworth, Cashmere, Godwin, Boyle, Neal, L Adamson, Owen, Smith, Sneyd, Gibson, Sidlow, Paleaaesina, Spencer.
Salford will rest Stephen Wild and Vinnie Anderson, other than that I think it'll be a normal Salford side. Their form is a bit hit and miss, as is Hunslet's.
Hunslet beat York 50-12, but then lost to Featherstone by 48 points to 12. Player-coach Paul March thinks that they can pull off a shock and beat Salford, and I think they can too!
Rochdale Hornets v Castleford Tigers
Venue: Spotland
KO: 15:00
Referee: T Alibert
Teams:
Rochdale (from): Crook, Roper, Donoghue, Bowman, Hobson, Yates, Strong, Gorton, Cookson, Ashall, Merville, Bloomfield, Saywell, Newton, Ekis, McDermott, English, McGovern, Johnson.
Castleford (from): Dixon, Arundel, Owen, Chase, Orr, Jackson, Hudson, Emmitt, Snitch, Jones, Milner, Fozzard, Massey, Thompson, McGoldrick, Holmes, Widders, Clark, Eden.
Castleford have lost the plot a little over the past few weeks; having started the season so well they've lost their last three games and never really looked like winning them either. They'll rest three of their usual first teamers, Richie Mathers, Brett Ferres and Martin Aspinwall. Ryan Hudson and Nick Fozzard are set to return for "Classy" (or not so in my opinion!;)) Cas.
I don't know enough about Rochdale to tell you about their team, but I doubt they'll be able to beat an under strength Castleford anyway. Castleford should get back to winning ways in this match.
Warrington Wolves v Keighley Cougars
Venue: Halliwell Jones
KO: 15:00
Referee: G Stokes
Teams:
Warrington (17 from): Atkins, Blythe, Bridge, Briers, Carvell, Clarke, Cooper, Grix, Harrison, Higham, King, J Monaghan, M Monaghan, Morley, O'Brien, Riley, Solomona, Williams, Wood.
Keighley (17 from): Duffy, Sagar, Lawton, Baines, Hutchinson, Demetriou, Smith, Shickell, Feather, Benjafield, Cartledge, Pursglove, Shepherd, Wray, Law, Barr, Nicholson, Rawlins, Drake.
Challenge Cup holders Warrington begin their 2011 campaign against the Keighley Cougars. They'll play without full back Brett Hodgson who is rested for this match.
Keighley are second in Championship One and are on a four match winning streak which will give them confidence going into this match.
Warrington have put 50+ points on the board 4 times this season and this could well be another high scoring match.
Doncaster v Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Venue: Keepmoat Stadium
KO: 15:00
Referee: M Thomason
Teams:
Doncaster (17 from): Butterfield, Colton, Spurr, Steen, Sanderson, Doebeck, Spaven, Scott, Ely, Crawley, Robinson, Lawton, Emmett, C Hughes, Keswik, Samson, Edwards, Fawcett, Carbutt.
Wakefield (17 from): Murphy, George, Korkidas, King, Henderson, Morrison, Lee, P Johnson, Dean, Morton, Gledhill, Mariano, Howarth, Veivers, Davey, Wildie, Hyde, Griffin, Amor.
Kyle Amor has been given permission to play for Wakefield from his parent club, Leeds. Wakefield won't be able to play another loan signing, Warrington's Tyrone McCarthy. Liam Higgins and Gareth Moore can't play either as they're both cup-tied. They have won three of their last five matches.
Doncaster have won three matches out of seven and lie in 7th position in Championship One.
I apologize to fans of Dewsbury, Swinton, London Skolars and Widnes. I am busy with exams and I really don't have time to write previews for your matches! Good Luck!
Good Luck to all the teams and enjoy the matches!
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