Hunslet switch Cup-tie venue

Hunslet are to give themselves a lucrative pay day by switching their Powergen Challenge Cup fifth-round tie against Bradford to Headingley, the home of their neighbours, Leeds.

Hunslet's South Leeds Stadium holds only 2,500 and was the main reason they could not qualify for Super League when they won the Northern Ford Premiership four years ago.

They finished one off the bottom of the NFP last season, but now this tie will give them a huge cash boost. "Financially, it's a massive tie for us,'' the Hunslet coach, Roy Sampson, said.

Leeds are to play their tie at home to the London Broncos live on BBC television on Saturday afternoon, 1 March. The Wakefield v Widnes tie will be the weekend's second match to be televised by the BBC, with a 12.10 kick off the following day.

The St Helens coach, Ian Millward, has named both Paul Wellens and Paul Sculthorpe in his side to face the Sydney Roosters in the World Club Challenge on Friday. Wellens has recovered from knee surgery, although Millward has admitted that there is still a slight doubt over Sculthorpe, who has been struggling to recover from a thigh strain.

The new Australian signing, Jason Hooper, is preferred to Tommy Martyn at stand-off.

The Roosters' Great Britain forward Adrian Morley missed his side's part-contact training match at Widnes on Monday night, but insists that a slight calf strain will not keep him out of the game at the Reebok stadium. "It was just a precaution, I'll be all right,'' he said.

Widnes will not be able to make any progress in their bid to sign Henry Paul from Gloucester until he returns from England Sevens duty on Friday and they are now expecting to face competition from Paul's former club, Bradford.

His brother, the Bradford captain Robbie Paul, believes that the Bulls would still have first call on Henry if he was to return to league, but fitting him within their salary cap could be a problem.