Hull FC head coach Peter Gentle has made two changes to his squad for Sunday’s trip to Wakefield Trinity Wildcats at the Rapid Solicitors Stadium.

The in-form Will Sharp misses his first game of the season after being ruled out with a knee ligament injury picked up in Sunday’s 18-18 draw with St Helens at the KC Stadium, with his place in the squad taken by Reece Lyne.

The 19-year-old winger did his chances of a recall to the first team no harm with a brace of a tries for Lee Radford’s under-20s side last weekend having last turned out for the first team in the Challenge Cup defeat to Huddersfield Giants back in April.

Meanwhile, Jamie Ellis is preferred to Danny Nicklas in the 19-man squad in the only other change made by Gentle ahead of Sunday’s trip to West Yorkshire.

Hull FC squad: Aspinwall, Briscoe, Crooks, Ellis, Horne, Houghton, Lynch, Lyne, Manu, Moa, O’Carroll, Pitts, Russell, Seymour, Tickle, Turner, Westerman, Whiting, Yeaman

Russell
Crooks
Turner
Yeaman
Briscoe
Horne or Whiting if Horne not fit
Seymour
Moa
Houghton
Lynch
Manu
Tickle
Westerman
SUBS
O'Carroll
Pitts
Aspinwall
Whiting or Ellis if Horne not fit
Manu must be playing otherwise Kent would be in the 19 IMO

SQUAD IN FULL TO FACE HULL FC


Frankie Mariano is the man to miss out

Richard MATHERS,
Peter FOX,
Dean COLLIS,
Vince MELLARS,
Ben COCKAYNE,
Isaac JOHN,
Kyle WOOD,
Oliver WILKES,
Andy RALEIGH,
Ali LAUITIITI,
Steve SOUTHERN,
Danny WASHBROOK,
Paul AITON,
Kyle AMOR,
Danny KIRMOND,
Tim SMITH,
Kyle TROUT,
Lucas WALSHAW,
Paul SYKES

For me:

Russell
Briscoe
Turner
Yeaman
Crooks
Whiting
Seymour
Lynch
Houghton
Moa
Manu
Tickle
Westerman

Horne
O'Carroll
Aspinwall
Pitts

Anybody on the wing than Lyne

Russell
Briscoe
Yeaman
Turner
Crooks
Horne
Seymour
Lynch
Houghton
Moa
Manu
Tickle
Westerman/Whiting

O'Carroll
Aspinwall
Whiting/Westerman
Pitts

That's how I'd go too. I'd probably start Whiting at 13, his form deserves a start. We've got to make sure that Tickle and Manu don't play 80 minutes too, there are 3 back rowers on that bench, so there isn't really much of an excuse.

Im not over confident on this game , esp with the ex fc , kr connections but if we manage to execute our plays beter then we did v st's then we should come away with 2 pts

I hope if young reece lynne does play we all get behind him and not destroy his confidence like people did with craig hall a.k.o.w

Whiting at 6, Horne on the bench for me.

I said the same last week, I really hope Gentle goes with that and tbf to Horne I think he will be effective from the bench, he is experienced and able to steady the ship on occasions.

Or we could put Horne on the wing. He is an international in that position, after all.

He would do a job there, maybe not as fast as he was in but a lot better solution than Lyne...I think I will have a tear in my eye if I see Lyne come out on the wing at Wakey tbh

Horne
Russell
Turner
Yeaman/Crooks
Briscoe
Seymour
Ellis
Lynch
Houghton
Moa
Manu
Tickle
Aspinwall

Bench
Whiting
Westerman
O Carroll
Pitts

Ellis is on the outer so doubt this will be the team but backs look more solid to me with a flexible bench. As mentionned both Tickle and Manu need resting at some point.