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

Shaul/McDonnell

Lineham

Arundel

Crooks

Briscoe

Horne

Heremaia

Lynch

Houghton

O'Meley

Westerman

Tickle

Watts



Subs

Bowden

Pitts

McDonnell

Whiting/Hadley



Difficult one this. Shaul did well on Monday so does Gentle stick with him or bring McDonnell back in who has done well for us in the matches he's played. My head says McDonnell but my heart says Shaul. Whiting on the bench if he's fit enough (did I read somewhere he went for a scan?) and if not lets give Hadley a chance.

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.

Clarkey is in charge. He should get a better proof reader.

Pfft. Before today, when did you ever hear of the Easter period being called 'festive'?