St Helens v Hull KR

Venue: Stobart Stadium Date: Friday, 1 April Kick-off: 2000 BST
Coverage: Full match commentary on BBC Radio Merseyside, BBC Radio Humberside and online; score updates on BBC Sport website

St Helens again have no place for Bath-bound Kyle Eastmond as coach Royce Simmons sticks with youngsters Jonny Lomax and Lee Gaskell at half-back.

Jon Wilkin, who has damaged nerves in his hand after a freak gardening accident, and Francis Meli (hamstring) join the Saints injury list.

Hull KR are still without captain Mick Vella, who has failed to recover in time from a knee injury.

Prop Scott Wheeldon and utility-back Ben Cockayne both hope for recalls.

The pair were left out for last week’s 38-16 home defeat by Huddersfield.

St Helens coach Royce Simmons told BBC Radio Merseyside:
“At their best Hull KR are a good side and I went to watch them play earlier in the year against Warrington and they should have beaten Warrington.

“We’re going to be in for a tough game and it’ll be good to get a couple of wins back-to-back at home.

“We’ve had a lot of changes to our side over the last few weeks (because of injury) but we’ve still got results even though we’re down on a lot of fire power.”

St Helens (from): Wellens, Gardner, Shenton, Soliola, Perry, Roby, Graham, Puletua, Flannery, Moore, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Wheeler, Ashurst, Dixon, Lomax, Magennis, Foster, Gaskell, Makinson.

Hull KR (from): Briscoe, Cockayne, Clinton, Fisher, Fox, Galea, Green, Hall, Hodgson, Lovegrove, Latus, Mason, Murrell, Netherton, Taylor, Webster, Welham, Watts, Wheeldon.