ONE CHANGE FOR DRAGONS

Hull FC head coach Peter Gentle has made one change to the side that was named for the victory over Wakefield Wildcats ahead of Sunday’s show down with Catalan Dragons.

Australian full back Shannon McDonnell returns after missing the busy festive schedule with a hamstring problem but he’ll face stiff competition for the No.1 jersey from youngster Jamie Shaul.

Easter Monday’s debutant retains his place in the 19-man party, after not initially being named in the original squad for the game but impressing after a late call up to the team.

Chris Green, who made way for Shaul at Wakefield, is absent once again whilst Paul Johnson and Ben Galea are also unavailable after three games in ten days.

That means Dean Hadley is called into the squad despite yet to feature for the senior side, although he was also a late replacement on Monday and on standby having warmed up at the Rapid Solicitors Stadium.


With a line up full of exciting young talent, the squad for this week’s game has an average age of just 24, despite including six players that can boast a career that spans over a decade.

Squad: Arundel, Bowden, Briscoe, Crookes, Crooks, Hadley, Heremaia, Horne, Houghton, Lineham, Lynch, McDonnell, O’Meley, Pitts, Shaul, Tickle, Watts, Westerman, Whiting

Shaul
Lineham
Arundel
Crooks
Briscoe
Horne
Heremaia
Lynch
Houghton
O'Meley
Westerman
Tickle
Watts
Subs
Bowden
Pitts
McDonnell
Whiting
Hadley and Crookes to miss out for me. Put McDonnell on the bench as cover for the backs and Shaul, hard one for Gentle to choose between the two.

Quality reporting from the HDM.

Festive schedule? It was Easter not Christmas.

And Galea is out with a thumb injury - nothing to do with how many games he played.

Would be surprised to see Whiting in there tbh, looked to be struggling at Wakey.

The squad :
3 Leon Pryce
4 Zeb Taia
8 Olivier Elima
9 Ian Henderson
10 Rémi Casty
11 Steve Menzies
12 Louis Anderson
13 Gregory Mounis
14 William Barthau
15 Antoni Maria
16 Eloi Pelissier
17 Kevin Larroyer
19 Mathias Pala
20 Mickael Simon
22 Jamal Fakir
23 Lopini Paea
24 Jason Baitieri
26 Frédéric Vaccari
28 Morgan Escaré

No Webb, Blanch, Cardace, Bosc, Dureau, Millard, Duport or Baille

It's from the FC website.

Apologies to the HDM then.

And shame on you Clarkey.

Matt Holden's the author. You're not doing so well today Kosh. I'd give up now

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I'm getting banned aren't I?

.... and Easter actually is a festival.

Tough one, but if fully fit McDonnell plays for me. Although if there's even 0.01% of doubt then Shaul should play.

Good opportunity against that cats side.