Hull KR v Saints: Teams
League leaders St Helens could be without hooker Keiron Cunningham for Sunday's trip to Craven Park.
Last Updated: 16/08/09 12:07pm
St Helens will look to bounce back to winning ways in Super League at Hull KR on Sunday having finally lost their grip on the Carnegie Challenge Cup.
Saints' bid for a fourth successive triumph in the knockout competition came to an end last weekend when they were stunned by Huddersfield.
Coach Mick Potter will have had to lift his troops following that semi-final disappointment ahead of a tough trip to Craven Park.
Rovers have won their last two outings and will be keen to prove their play-off pedigree with a home success over the current league leaders.
The Robins will be without Scott Murrell this weekend due to a foot injury, while Kyle Bibb has returned to Wakefield following his loan spell.
Having been dropped for the 46-28 win over Castleford last time out, prop Nick Fozzard has been recalled and looks likely to feature against his former employers.
Saints, who lost 24-22 in the same fixture last season, are once again without scrum-half Sean Long (broken jaw).
Hooker Keiron Cunningham is a major doubt due to a hamstring injury but Kyle Eastmond is fit to play after overcoming a stiff back.
Youngster Gary Wheeler has been included by Potter in a 19-man squad but may not be risked.
Jonny Lomax is also close to returning to first-team action but he won't feature this weekend against a Hull KR side who currently sit fourth in the table.
Hull KR squad: Briscoe, Fox, Welham, Webster, Colbon, Cooke, Dobson, Vella, Fisher, Wheeldon, Newton, Galea, Walker, Lovegrove, Fitzhenry, Netherton, Fozzard, Cockayne, I'Anson.
St Helens squad: Wellens, Gardner, Gidley, Meli, Pryce, Graham, Gilmour, Wilkin, Flannery, Roby, Hargreaves, Puletua, Clough, Eastmond, Wheeler, Dixon, Ellis, Ashurst, Emmitt.