PAUL McShane, Kieran Buchanan and Jude Ferreira could all make their competitive York Knights debuts at Keighley Cougars on Sunday.

Mark Applegarth's side will make their long-awaited return to competitive action at Cougar Park in the second round of the Challenge Cup, fresh from their success over Super League Grand Finalists Hull KR in last weekend's inaugural Amsterdam Challenge.

Jesse Dee, Levi Edwards, Liam Harris, Myles Harrison and Connor Bailey all crossed the whitewash as the Knights beat KR 26-12 in the Dutch capital, with all in contention to feature again this weekend.

League One promotion hopefuls Keighley will prove good competition for the Knights, with the sides battling it out for the chance to host the Robins next Friday evening.

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Applegarth's side though have been hit by injuries ahead of the fixture.

In Amsterdam, Brad Ward and Kieran Hudson pulled up with hamstring injuries likely to keep them out for some time, joining hooker Jacques O'Neill, who was injured in training last week.

Influential full-back Will Dagger also misses out on the trip to West Yorkshire under the sport's concussion protocols, having been substituted after he was tackled high by Eribe Doro in the build-up to Harrison's try early in the second half against the Robins.

Prop Bailey Antrobus is the club's only long-term absentee after rupturing his ACL in action for Wales in October.

YORK KNIGHTS TO FACE KEIGHLEY COUGARS: Brown, Buchanan, Law, Hingano, Harris, Martin, McShane, Santi, Dee, Bailey, Thompson, Pemberton, Teanby, Gannon, Cook, Field, Fitzsimmons, Edwards, Reynolds, Harrison, Ferreira.