Carl Ablett (Leeds Rhinos, Hunslet Parkside)
Ryan Bailey (Leeds Rhinos, Milford)
Tom Briscoe (Hull FC, Featherstone Lions)
Garreth Carvell (Warrington Wolves, Stanningley)
Rangi Chase (Castleford Tigers, Dannevirke Tigers)
Leroy Cudjoe (Huddersfield Giants, Newsome Panthers)
Gareth Ellis (Wests Tigers, Lock Lane)
James Graham (St Helens, Blackbrook)
Ryan Hall (Leeds Rhinos, Oulton Raiders)
Chris Heighington (Wests Tigers, Umina Bunnies)
Ben Jones-Bishop (Leeds Rhinos, Milford)
Jamie Jones-Buchanan (Leeds Rhinos, Stanningley)
Jonny Lomax (St Helens, Orrell St James)
Michael McIlorum (Wigan Warriors, Queens)
Adrian Morley (Warrington Wolves, Eccles)
Jamie Peacock (captain) (Leeds Rhinos, Stanningley)
Jack Reed (Brisbane Broncos, South Logan Magpies)
James Roby (St Helens, Blackbrook)
Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos, Waterhead)
Sam Tomkins (Wigan Warriors. Wigan St Pats)
Ben Westwood (Warrington Wolves, Normanton)
Gareth Widdop (Melbourne Storm, King Cross)
Jon Wilkin (St Helens, East Hull)
Kirk Yeaman (Hull FC, Myton Warriors)

2 Hull KR players in the Knights team though


Arundel, Broughton, Charnley, Clarkson, Clough, Cooper, Donaldson, Farrell, Foster, Gale, Hardaker, Harrison, Houghton, Moore, Mossop, Myler, Ratchford, Riley, Smith, Watts, Welham, Westerman

Slightly surprised at McIlorum making it - don't think he's been especially good this year and there are other options. Would have liked to have seen Mossop given a shot ahead of one of the older props.

I guess the main controversy will be the number of overseas players. No Rovers players, but a team playing it red and white and full of antipodeans - hmmm. Hope they do well.

edit - ahh Mossop gets a run in the Knights. Is that Moore, the Saints hooker? He has been terrible in a good team! Which Smith is that?

Samoa game in Cov has been cancelled!

You put the jinx on that, haven't they run out of money or something?

What Yeaman over Atkins?????????????

Yep. Rumours of alternative opponents, but who are you going to get to put a team together at this late stage?

Not you personally, obviously.

I'm not sure which Moore or Smith it is, the FB page doesn't have them up and I can't find them on any other link.

Scott Moore and Lee Smith. This is why McNamara needs to be shot. Picking players of this calibre is embarrasing. Granted its our A team but come on, there must be better out there.

Lee Smith has been effing awful since he cam back from the muppets' game

I could get Slaithwaite Saracens down maybe?

It's not going to happen, shame, would have promoted the game well down their what with The Bears picking up a bit of momentum.



Hull's left flank combination has been good this year. Although Atkins has gone well, I have nightmares over his defensive performances last year.

Centres actually looks an interesting one, Reed and Yeaman, then are we including Ablett in that (who apparently is not keen on playing there at Leeds) then Cudjoe. Can't see anyone after that.

Seems unbelievable to me that McGilvery from Huddersfield isn't in either squad.

Lee Smith? Really?

I assumed it must be Matt Smith...

I agree about Burrow, been in stunning form at the back end of this year.

I thought the point of the knights was for young emerging talent, not older players who can't get into the full squad

It's Matty Smith not Lee Smith

No Brough either? Whose kicking game are we relying on?

Would seem to indicate that Sinfield is going to play, I think he's great for Leeds but I just can't see where you'd play him at this level.

Joe Arundel (Castleford Tigers, Castleford Panthers)

Jodie Broughton (Salford City Reds, Queens)

Josh Charnley (Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Pats)

Chris Clarkson (Leeds Rhinos, East Leeds)

Paul Clough (St Helens, Blackbrook)

Mike Cooper (Warrington Wolves, Latchford Albion)

James Donaldson (Bradford Bulls, Wath Brow Hornets)

Liam Farrell (Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Pats)

Jamie Foster (St Helens, Blackbrook)

Luke Gale (Harlequins RL, Middleton Marauders)

Zak Hardaker (Leeds Rhinos, Featherstone Lions)

Ben Harrison (Warrington Wolves, Barrow Island)

Danny Houghton (Hull FC, East Hull)

Scott Moore (St Helens, Blackbrook)

Lee Mossop (Wigan Warriors, Hensingham)

Richie Myler (Warrington Wolves, Halton West Bank)

Stefan Ratchford (Warrington Wolves, Wigan St Pats)

Chris Riley (Warrington Wolves, Woolston Rovers)

Matty Smith (Salford City Reds, Blackbrook)

Liam Watts (Hull KR, Featherstone Lions)

Kris Welham (Hull KR, Myton Warriors)

Joe Westerman (Hull FC, Featherstone Lions)

Joel Tomkins ruled himself out,and Rob Burrows is injured.

Thank you.

As much as i dislike it I think Chris Heighington (Wests Tigers, Umina Bunnies) is a quality player and should be a dead cert starter.