Jai Field provides boost for Hull KR trip as Matt Peet gives injury insight

Full-back Field was rested for the recent fixture against Castleford Tigers at the DW Stadium, with Bevan French moved to full-back and Ryan Hampshire called up into the first-team at stand-off.

Peet explained post-match that the decision was to allow the 26-year-old to nurse an ongoing issue, but he will return for Friday’s trip to Craven Park.

“Jai will play. He just had a tight quad, not a pulled one. He just had a bit of tightness coming out of games,” Peet explained.

“That meant that he couldn’t always train, so when we’ve had opportunities to rest him, we’ve taken them and he’s pretty much overcome them now.

“I guess you never know (whether he’ll need more breaks this season), but we’ll monitor it.

"He feels great at the moment and he’s trained excellently this week."

Starting hooker Brad O’Neill is expected to make his return after being handed a well deserved rest against Craig Lingard’s Tigers.

Meanwhile, England international prop Havard has also been included in the squad for the first time this season, with Peet admitting once he ticks all the boxes physically, the 23-year-old will play.

Havard has not featured since reinjuring his hamstring during last year’s Grand Final, forcing him from the field at Old Trafford.

Previewing the Round 9 clash against the Robins, Peet is expecting a tough clash against a side who will be looking to bounce back from their recent 36-6 defeat to Catalans Dragons in the south of France.

The Warriors head coach continued: “Hull KR are genuine challengers when it comes to trophies these days.

"Last year they were a finals team, a semi-finals team, and that comes back to the ambition and the optimism around the club off the field; the way they recruit, the way Willie Peters coaches his team.

"It’s a fantastic challenge that we have ahead of us and we have a lot of admiration around what Hull KR are doing.”