Leeds Rhinos v Huddersfield Giants: Ladbrokes Challenge Cup preview
Last Updated: 16/05/15 3:45pm
Defending champions Leeds Rhinos welcome back Ryan Hall as they prepare to face Huddersfield Giants in the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup sixth round on Saturday.
The winger has missed their last five game with a fractured wrist but returns for the clash at Headingly.
Hall’s last appearance in the Challenge Cup saw him pick up the Lance Todd trophy after scoring two tries and being named man of the match in last year’s final against Castleford.
Jamie Jones-Buchanan is also recalled to the squad after Leeds opted not to risk him against Widnes last time out following a hamstring problem.
Brett Ferres is included in the Huddersfield 19 for the first time since suffering an ankle injury over Easter in a tackle that earned Salford’s Rangi Chase a seven-game ban.
The two sides played out a 24-24 draw at the end of April but while the Rhinos have lost the games either side of that, the match forms part of the Giants’ four game unbeaten streak and vice-captain Luke Robinson is confident they can extend that run.
"The game won't be any different to how we approach any other game,” he told the club’s official website. “We'll be looking to be as good as we can be and obviously try and combat the threat that Leeds pose; it's knock-out rugby.”
“The draw sets this up perfectly, it couldn't have gone any better for this game. We're going quite well, we're starting to get our combinations going and we're becoming more fluent in attack.
“We're not perfect but once we get our attack sorted we are going to be a force. The Super League table doesn't lie - we have the best defence in the league, so once we start putting our attack together we'll be a lot better.”
Leeds Rhinos: Zak Hardaker, Kallum Watkins, Joel Moon, Ryan Hall, Danny McGuire, Rob Burrow, Kylie Leuluai, Paul Aiton, Jamie Peacock, Jamie Jones-Buchanan, Carl Ablett, Kevin Sinfield, Stevie Ward, Brett Delaney, Mitch Achurch, Adam Cuthbertson, Liam Sutcliffe, Brad Singleton, Ash Handley.
Huddersfield Giants: Scott Grix, Jermaine McGillvary, Leroy Cudjoe, Jake Connor, Aaron Murphy, Danny Brough, Luke Robinson, Jamie Ellis, Eorl Crabtree, Kyle Wood, Craig Huby, Jack Hughes, Joe Wardle, Ukuma Ta’ai, Michael Lawrence, Craig Kopczak, Anthony Mullally, Brett Ferres, Oliver Roberts.