Coach's delight at squad options

George Tyson

OLDHAM go to Dewsbury on Sunday (3pm) with a strong squad - and all guns blazing.

Jack Spencer and George Tyson have passed fitness tests; Liam Bent's loan from Salford has been extended by another week; dual-reg players from Huddersfield Giants will be available; and Tuoyo Egodo is back in the picture.

The London-born youngster wasn't allowed to play at Featherstone last time out because his full-time employers, Castleford Tigers, didn't want him cup-tied.

"I'll be picking from a big bunch of lads, and that's great," declared upbeat Oldham coach Scott Naylor.

"Dewsbury are desperate for points and we're going into their back yard. But we're a different team to the one that lost both games at the Tetley's Stadium last year."

Naylor welcomed 19-year-old Bent's loan extension and the Giants promise, unlike last week for the cup tie, that the dual-reg system would come into play.

Back-row forward Bent signed initially for a month. Salford then said he could stay, but only on a week-to-week agreement, which has now gone through three times.

Naylor said of him: "He's a young lad who's learning quickly. It's good for him to be playing against men in this tough division.

"He gives 100-per-cent at all times, with all the right things in place to become a top player. He's on a big learning curve."

OLDHAM (from): Turner, Lepori, Clay, Tyson, Chisholm, Leatherbarrow, Hewitt, Gee, Neal, Spencer, Langtree, Thompson. Davies, Owen, Burke, Hughes, Grimshaw, Ward, Gill, Egodo, Bent plus dual-reg.

Rams are expected to give a debut to hooker or half-back Sam Day, who played against Roughyeds for Featherstone last week and then signed for Dewsbury on a month's loan.

Tony Tonks, Aaron Brown and Dominic Speakman will face late tests.