ONE CHANGE FOR CUP CLASH
By James Clark | Friday, 22 July 2011
Hull FC have made just one change for Sunday’s all important Carnegie Challenge Cup Quarter-Final tie against Leeds Rhinos.

The second time in a week that the Black and Whites have faced the West Yorkshire club and they’ve been forced into one change for the match with captain Craig Fitzgibbon suffering a recurrence of a calf injury.

That means young paceman Reece Lyne returns to the senior squad, fresh on the back of a four try blitz against the Rhinos U20’s side last weekend.

Other than that, head coach Richard Agar has a full strength squad to choose from, with just 160 minutes standing in the way of them reaching the showpiece Wembley final.

Squad v Leeds: T Briscoe, Dowes, Horne, Houghton, Lauaki, Lyne, Manu, Moa, Obst, O’Meley, Phelps, Radford, Sharp, Tickle, Turner, Washbrook, Westerman, Whiting, Yeaman.

Leeds Rhinos will welcome back Kylie Lueluai and Brent Webb for this Sunday's massive Carnegie Challenge Cup Quarter Final against Hull FC at the KC Stadium.

Share Both players missed last Friday's 20-0 victory over the same opponents at Headingley Carnegie through injury whilst Paul McShane and Lee Smith, who did not feature last week drop out of the 19 man squad for the trip to the KC Stadium.
Rhinos skipper Kevin Sinfield is on the brink of becoming the greatest goal kicker in the club's history and overtaking the legendary Lewis Jones. Jones kicked 1,244 (including drop goals) between 1952 and 1964.
Sinfield's total currently stands at 1,242 (including drop goals).

Sunday's televised game will be the sixth (and third in the Quarter Finals) Challenge Cup meeting between the sides since 2000 - Hull's only win in that period came in the 2005 Final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.

Sunday's game is a repeat of last season's Round Four clash which Leeds won 48-24. That fixture was the week after a 46-30 Rhinos victory at Headingley Carnegie, just as 2011's Quarter Final comes the week after Leeds's 20-0 home win over the Black & Whites last Friday.

The squad in full is:

1 Brent Webb
3 Brett Delaney
5 Ryan Hall
6 Danny McGuire
7 Rob Burrow
8 Kylie Leuluai
9 Danny Buderus
10 Jamie Peacock
11 Jamie Jones Buchanan
12 Carl Ablett
13 Kevin Sinfield
14 Ali Lauitiiti
16 Ryan Bailey
17 Ian Kirke
20 Weller Hauraki
21 Chris Clarkson
22 Jay Pitts
23 Ben Jones-Bishop
27 Zak Hardaker

Shockingly little interest in this.



On a serious note, heard Phelps will be dropped with Whiting to FB and Lynne to the wing.

I would sooner see Sharp on the wing than Lyne.

f'k me, Lynne in and Phelps out, glad I haven't wasted my cash, I thought we might have a chance tomorrow but not anymore.

Hubby is ranting he said if they play Lyne that is fecking it ect

...or words to that effect. The kid is not ready and should be shipped out to a championship side as he is clearly too good for U20s but not quite ready for SL.....
If Phelps is dropped I would sooner go with Sharp as he has more big game experience, though I would sooner have Phelps in.

Tell u guys for a fact Reece wont be playing 2moz.

cant see phelps been dropped with reece coming in at all i can only assume phelpsy has picked up a niggle again

good, the poor kid isn't ready, not his fault by any stretch.

That is how they lined up in training on Thursday but wasnt sure if Phelps was injured as he didnt take part.

I agree Stan he is far from ready..

Currently watching him fly down the wing for the u20's at Wakey!

We Losing and we Shate!

Not as easy to fly down the wing in SL though is it



I believe he needs to play in the championship where he can develop at his own pace.

Bl00dy El 2 quick tries..

now Wakey 28 Fc 22

Lost 28-26

Cos he is playing for the 20s

As posted previously, Reece is a real talent, fast, knows where the line is, but must be sent out on loan next season to a top Championship club.

Definately should not play tomorrow.

Ridiculously early to write the lad off as some have done.

It's the FC disease though, we build people up far too early and then seem surprised when more experienced people run rings around them.

Reece will be a great player, it just worries me that we wasted Hall, he will never now achieve his potential.

To see the benefit of sending out talented but inexperianced youngsters on loan just look at Josh Charnley.

Snap!! we just said the same....God he can shift though.

Be a stange one this, first time the team will have been picked without influence

Think there may be a few changes after last week

Whiting
Sharp
Turner
Yeaman
Briscoe
Westerman
Horne
O'meley
Houghton
Moa
Manu
Tickle
Radford

Obst
Lauaki
Dowes
Washbrook

phelps
Whiting
Turner
Yeaman
Briscoe
Horne
obst
O'meley
Houghton
Moa
Manu
westy
Tickle

sharp
Lauaki
Dowes
Radders

No changes? After the worst performance of Agars tenure?
Can't wait until Pearson signs us a coach with balls.

Just a coach will do!

Dont listen to what i say,didnt you say that you heard phelps was dropped?and just to add do you think the same players can be as bad again?