Hull and Huddersfield name squads for round 1
Hull FC and Huddersfield Giants have named their 19-man squads for the opening round of the 2018 Betfred Super League season.
The game takes place on Thursday at the KCOM Stadium, 7:45pm kick-off.
USA star Bureta Faraimo and prop Mickey Paea are set to make their official debuts for Lee Radford’s Hull side.
Danny Houghton’s first competitive match as skipper of Hull will also be his 300th career but they will be without trio Carlos Tuimavave, Chris Green and Liam Watts due to injury.
Meanwhile, Giants head coach Rick Stone could hand forward Adam Walne his official debut.
Australian full-back Jake Mamo is set to play his first game since last June but captain Leroy Cudjoe, Alex Mellor, Shannon Wakeman and Tom Symonds are injured.
FC 19-man squad:
1 Jamie Shaul
2 Bureta Faraimo
4 Josh Griffin
5 Fetuli Talanoa
6 Albert Kelly
7 Marc Sneyd
8 Scott Taylor
9 Danny Houghton
11 Dean Hadley
12 Mark Minichiello
13 Josh Bowden
14 Jake Connor
16 Jordan Abdull
17 Danny Washbrook
20 Brad Fash
21 Sika Manu
23 Mickey Paea
25 Jansin Turgut
29 Masimbaashe Matongo
Giants 19-man squad:
1 Jake Mamo
2 Jermaine McGillvary
4 Jordan Turner
5 Aaron Murphy
6 Lee Gaskell
7 Danny Brough
8 Sebastine Ikahihifo
9 Kruise Leeming
12 Michael Lawrence
13 Ryan Hinchcliffe
14 Dale Ferguson
15 Jordan Rankin
16 Oliver Roberts
17 Ukuma Ta’ai
18 Paul Clough
19 Daniel Smith
20 Adam Walne
21 Adam O’Brien
23 Darnell McIntosh
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