Hull KR may have the answer to one issue as Catalans Dragons roll into town

After three consecutive defeats, Hull KR will be looking to take home the two points on Saturday by any means necessary.

Tony Smith is set to welcome back several players this weekend but will be without dynamic hooker Matt Parcell, who is unavailable after sustaining a neck injury during last week's 32-0 defeat to Castleford Tigers.

Here are the key issues Rovers must address if they want to have any chance of beating the Dragons on Saturday.

The Robins host the French side on Saturday afternoon, and the game will be shown on terrestrial tv as the Channel 4 cameras roll into Sewell Group Craven Park for the first time.

The Dragons will come into the game as favourites, with Steve McNamara's men sitting second on the Super League ladder and coming off a dominant 40-8 victory over Warrington last time around.

The two sides met four times in 2021, including the Super League semi-final, where the Dragons reached Old Trafford for the first time as Rovers came up short in Perpignan.

The Rovers forward pack has been steamrolled over the past few weeks and has become a real talking point with the club's supporters. Still, the return of vice-captain Elliot Minchella and Frankie Halton will be a considerable boost in the middle of the park, with Catalans possessing one of the most feared packs in the competition.

The Dragons like to bully their opposition forwards and predominantly build their platform off the back of a quick ruck caused by the powerful runners of Dudson, Kasiano and Bousquet.

As seen over the past few defeats, the Robins middles have struggled to match the tempo of their opponents, resulting in an abundance of missed tackles and some poor individual attacking statistics from the Rovers pack. Something they