The road to Wembley: Hull KR preview


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By Chris O'Brien
April 2 2009

The road to Wembley begins at Craven Park for the Celtic Crusaders. John Dixon's men make the long trip to Humberside on Friday evening to do battle with Hull Kingston Rovers in an eagerly anticipated fourth round Challenge Cup tie. Can Cru get threw to the fifth round for the first time in their short history?

Craven Park was the scene of Cru's poorest Super League performance to date. A second-half capitulation handed Rovers a 48-18 victory three weeks ago.

Cru's preparations for the tie have been dealt a blow following Matty Smith's ankle injury picked up at Warrington last Sunday. Meanwhile, club skipper Jace Van Dijk remains on the sidelines.

Hull KR will provide a hugely difficult test for the Crusaders. They go into the game on the back of a 48-12 thrashing of Salford and currently sit sixth in the Super League table.

Ben Cockayne won't feature having been handed a suspended prison sentence for assault. He's been replaced by Shaun Briscoe in the Rovers' squad. The Robins have named a strong squad for the game; but KR fans believe that they may rotate their starting XIII around slightly.

The match will see Dixon again come face-to-face with his Welsh assistant boss Justin Morgan. The Sydney-born ex-prop made ten appearances for Wales during his playing days.

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