By Chris Lord
March 15 2007

Hull KR make the visit to Warrington Wolves on Sunday with the Wolves hoping to avenge the shock loss in the cup last season. Rovers have started brightly since there promotion but will it continue at The Halliwell Jones Stadium the place where they won promotion by beating Wolves rivals Widnes Vikings in the Grand Final. Click to read more.

Engage Super League XII Round Six

The Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington

Sunday 18th March 2007, 3pm

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Warrington Wolves will be looking to avenge last season's shock 40-36 defeat away to Hull KR in the Challange Cup at the Quater Final stage. Hull KR go into the match on the back of 4 wins from 5 of the opening matches of the new Super League XII season. Warrington will also be looking to get back to winning ways following last weekends poor display against St. Helens which resulted in a huge 12-48 defeat for the Wolves. This encounter will also be the first league clash between Warrington and Hull KR since 1994 when Hull KR were relegated from the top flight of Rugby League and missed out on a place in Super League when it was formed in 1996.

* Warrington Wolves have been drawn at home to face Hull Kingston Rovers in the fourth round of the 2007 Carnegie Challenge Cup. The tie will take place on Saturday 31st March 2007 with a 14:30 kick off. Wolves head coach Paul Cullen sees this weekends clash as a perfect build up to the cup clash and wanted to be drawn against Rovers inorder to set the record straight after last years horror show at Craven Park.

2006 Meetings

17/9/2006, Craven Park, East Hull

Hull Kingston Rovers 40-36 Warrington Wolves

Rovers Tries: Cockayne, Aizue, Goddard, Ford (3), Morton, Barker
Rovers Goals:Morton  (4)

Wolves Tries: Swann (2), Reardon, Gleeson, Sullivan, Fa'afili
Wolves Goals: Bridge (4)

Last Wolves Result

09/03/2007 - The Halliell Jones Stadium, Warrington

Warrington Wolves 12-48 St. Helens

Wolves Tries: Fa'afili, Briers
Wolves Goals: Briers (2)

Saints Tries: Bennett, Gidley (3), Pryce (2), Meli, Gardner, Wellens
Saints Goals: Long (6)

Last Rovers Result

10/03/2007 - Craven Park, East Hull

Hull Kingston Rovers 22-20 Leeds Rhinos

Rovers Tries: Dyer, Bauer, Webster
Rovers Goals: Morton (5)

Rhinos Tries: Gibson (3), Smith
Rhinos Goals: Sinfield (2)

Warrington Wolves 20 man squad:

Reardon, Fa'afili, Martin Gleeson, Johnson, Grose, Leikvoll, Clarke, Rauhihi, Westwood, Morley, Anderson, Mark Gleeson, Parker, Wood, Sullivan, Barnett, Pickersgill, Bracek, Harrison, Wainwright.

Hull Kingston Rovers 20 man squad:

Murrell, Vella, Aizue, Chester, Tangata-Toa, Weisner, Ward, Morrison, Bauer, Cockayne, Morton, Webster, Gannon, Dyer, Fisher, J. Netherton, Gallagher, Gene, Ford, Goddard.

Match Referee:

Ian Smith

Ticket Information

Tickets for the visit of Hull Kingston Rovers are now onsale at The Halliwell Jones Stadium and can be bought in the following ways:

1. In person at Warrington Wolves Ticket Office at The Halliwell Jones Stadium
2. By calling Warrington Wolves Ticket Hotline on 01925 248888
3. Online by using the following links

Halliwell Jones North Stand - Tickets Available - BUY
Martin Dawes East Stand - Tickets Available - BUY
PrimeTime South Stand - Tickets Available - BUY
Unilever West Stand - Tickets Available - BUY

Also the Halliwell Jones Stadium is a No Smoking Stadium and both sets of supporters are requested to take note of this whilst inside the stadium and the concourse areas inside the stadium.

Betting Odds: Source - Bet365

Warrington Wolves Win  2/9
Draw  25/1
Hull Kingston Rovers Win (+10)  10/3

Wired Rugby League Prediction:

WOLVES 32
HULL KR 16