Hull KR v Giants: Teams

Huddersfield will be looking to stretch their unbeaten run against Hull KR to nine games when they travel to Craven Park on Sunday.

The in-form Giants have won seven and drawn one of their last eight meetings with Rover since suffering a 42-22 reverse in a Challenge Cup tie in 2008.

They head out on their travels fresh off a 42-4 hammering of Castleford in front of the Sky Sports cameras last Friday, their fourth straight triumph in the Stobart Super League.

However head coach Nathan Brown - who this week has been installed as favourite to take over at St Helens following the departure of Royce Simmons - will not let his squad take anything for granted against the plucky Robins.

"We will need to be on our toes the whole game they are a different team to what they used to be," the Australian said.

"They will present a different to challenge to the one we faced against Castleford. We generally have good games against Hull KR and I wouldn't expect anything different this week."

Tonks included

Brown has included former Featherstone prop Tony Tonks in a 19-man squad for the first time this year, while fellow forward David Fa'alogo keeps his place after making his comeback from major back surgery against the Tigers.

Hull KR are back on home soil after last week's 20-12 defeat to Catalan Dragons at Stade Gilbert Brutus in Perpignan.

The loss was their second on the spin, while they have so far registered just one victory in front of their own fans in three attempts this year.

Coach Craig Sandercock is hoping he will have former Giant David Hodgson available to face his old club - the winger has been out of action with a torn pectoral muscle but is nearing a return.

Jake Webster and Craig Hall both remain sidelined, so Liam Salter keeps his place in the squad after making his debut on the wing against the Dragons.

Captain Ben Galea and prop Ryan O'Hara are unavailable but hope to be back in action during the busy Easter period, though the Good Friday derby against Hull FC could come too soon for both men.

Hull KR: McDonnell, Salter, Cox, Clinton, Withers, Carlile, Watts, Wheeldon, Taylor, Lovegrove, J. Hodgson, Paea, Horne, Murrell, Dobson, D. Hodgson, Mika, Welham, Latus.

Huddersfield: Grix, Lawrence, Cudjoe, Gilmour, McGillvary, Brown, Brough, Crabtree, Robinson, Fa'alogo, Faiumu, Lunt, Patrick, Wardle, Chan, Lee, George, Tonks, Eden.