Crusaders v Giants: Teams
Crusaders have named a strong line-up for their Super League clash with Huddersfield at the Racecourse Ground on Sunday.
By Rachel Griffiths
Last Updated: 25/04/10 1:17pm
Crusaders have named a strong line-up for their Super League clash with Huddersfield Giants at the Racecourse Ground on Sunday.
The home side welcome back several players that sat out their Carnegie Challenge Cup win at York, including centre Vince Mellars and forwards Ryan O'Hara, Weller Hauraki and Adam Peek.
Rhys Hanbury and Clinton Schifcofske have also been named in head coach Brian Noble's 19-man squad and will make their home debuts for Crusaders.
"It was a really good win again York," Schicofske told Crusaders' official website.
"Training has been a little more intense this week and it is a massive game against Huddersfield on Sunday.
"They have been going really well so we know we've got to be at the top of our game this weekend. But we will defiantly be up for it against Huddersfield.
"I feel really good. I feel like I'm getting better game-by-game and I'm really just looking forward to getting out there on Sunday. The weather has been good so hopefully we will get a good crowd out there cheering us on."
Dropped
Centre Tony Martin will miss the clash due to a leg injury, while Gil Dudson and Elliot Kear are dropped from Noble's 19.
Welsh internationals Lloyd White and Ben Flower keep their spots in the squad after producing impressive performances against York.
Meanwhile, Huddersfield head coach Nathan Brown makes three changes to the squad that demolished Hull KR 40-12 in cup action last Sunday.
Veteran hooker Brad Drew is set to make his first appearance since returning to Giants in the close season after recovering from knee surgery.
Larne Patrick, Michael Lawrence and Graeme Horne are also included, while Andy Raleigh and Martin Aspinwall drop out of the 19-man line-up.
Crusaders squad: Thomas, Youngquest, Mellars, Witt, O'Hara, Withers, Bryant, Hauraki, Chan, Trimarchi, Dyer, Winternstein, Peek, Thackray, Flower, White, Lupton, Schifcofske, Hanbury.
Huddersfield squad: B Hodgson, Cudjoe, Lolesi, Whaturia, D Hodgson, Brown, Robinson, Crabtree, Lunt, Mason, Gilmour, Fa'alogo, D Griffin, Drew, Lawrence, Faiumu, Patrick, Horne, Brough.