Saints v Hull KR: Teams
St Helens have named an unchanged squad for Friday night's Stobart Super League clash with Hull KR at Langtree Park.
Last Updated: 29/06/12 12:20pm
St Helens have named an unchanged squad for Friday night's Stobart Super League clash with Hull KR at Langtree Park.
Josh Perry has recovered from the knock that forced him to withdraw from the Salford match last weekend.
Saints boss Mike Rush is still targeting fourth in the table and has told his men to lift their game or be dragged towards mid-table - starting on Friday night.
"Would we have taken fourth when we took over? We probably would have," he said. "What you're asking me is if I would have taken two defeats in 12 league games or so... then I'm sure we would have.
"But we have a real test this Friday, Hull KR are playing well and alongside Wigan and us, are one of the form teams in the competition."
Welham out
Hull KR recall Sam Latus to the squad for the trip to Langtree Park following the loss of centre Kris Welham.
Welham broke his leg in the defeat to Catalan Dragons last week while Rhys Lovegrove hurt his knee in the same game, meaning he also misses out.
Joel Clinton replaces Lovegrove and there is also a recall for former Huddersfield hooker Keal Carlile.
Scrum-half Michael Dobson told the Hull Daily Mail: "We need to keep picking up wins and keep our consistency going.
"Saints is a big game this week, but we still have nine games to go so it's not panic stages if we lose."
St Helens: Wellens, Shenton, Soliola, Meli, Hohaia, Lomax, Perry, Roby, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Puletua, Wilkin, Flannery, Laffranchi, Flanagan, Clough, Dixon, Gaskell, Makinson, Jones
Hull KR: McDonnell, Hall, Webster, Hodgson, Green, Dobson, Clinton, Taylor, Mika, Galea, Withers, Netherton, O'Hara, Horne, Murrell, Latus, Paea, Carlile, Salter