HULL KR will be without Michael McIlorum for Friday’s crunch Super League clash at Wigan Warriors.
With Rovers top and Wigan second, the fixture is set to be one of he most hotly-anticipated of the Super League campaign so far.
As well as keeping his cards close to his chest on whether Rowan Milnes would make his second debut for the club after joining on loan from Castleford Tigers, Willie Peters revealed that one of his players had a “minor issue” going into the fixture.
And it appears that player is veteran hooker McIlorum, who has been left out of their 21-man squad.
He added: “Mikey Lewis and Sam Luckley are both fine and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves will return.
“I’ve given it a lot of thought about the halfbacks. We will know about selection when it comes to it so I’m not going into individuals about that.”
Rovers have lost their last four games against the Warriors but Peters refused to be drawn into arguments that his side must win this clash to underline their title credentials.
“What I deliver the players is about preparing them each week to beat the opposition team, that’s what us as staff do,” he said.
“The media narrative will go on and on, no matter how long I am head coach, there will always be something. It’s crept up on us where Wigan have beaten us four games.
“There was something else around and now it’s about Wigan, something else will pop up and it’s the media’s job to do that. It’s fine and it’s all part of what you do, building a game up.
“At the end of the day, Wigan won four titles last year, we’ve won the one available this year and there are two more chances for us this year.”