Hull KR head coach Willie Peters insists he is keeping an open mind about team selection ahead of the Challenge Cup final.

The Robins face Wigan Warriors at Wembley on May 30 but must first navigate a trip to Leigh Leopards and a dress rehearsal against Matt Peet's finalists.

Peters, who this week saw James Batchelor stood down by the Rugby Football League following a head knock, is set to name his strongest available side for Saturday's game at Leigh before coming up with a plan for the Craven Park clash with Wigan.

"Rugby league changes pretty quickly," he said. "Obviously we didn't know we'd be losing Batchelor. That's changed a few things.

"In general, you might have a plan and things happen. We'll get through this game first and see where we're at."

Rovers head to the resurgent Leopards in fine form after extending their winning run to seven matches with a commanding Challenge Cup semi-final victory over Warrington Wolves.

Another win this weekend would cement their place in the top six.

"I always say this is around the time when you know where your team is heading," said Peters. "We're heading in a positive direction, that's for sure.

Willie Peters has no preconceived plans leading up to the Challenge Cup final. (Photo: Matthew Merrick/SWpix.com)

placeholder image — Willie Peters has no preconceived plans leading up to the Challenge Cup final. (Photo: Matthew Merrick/SWpix.com)

"We're getting some consistency around our game and mainly around our defence. That's the area we focus on the most and now we're finding we're consistent in that area.

"Are we the finished product yet? No we're not. There's still a way to go to get to where we want to get to.

"But we're certainly improving in the right areas, which is the most pleasing part for me."

Peters has reiterated the need for the Robins to ignore the bigger picture.

Hull KR are heading back to Wembley. (Photo: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com)

"What we've done well is at the start of the season we were probably too focused on getting a result more so than the process and performance," he added. "We've certainly looked and changed our mindset around that.

"It's basically perform well and see where we are at the back end of the game. That's where our focus will be and nothing will change there because if we're worried about getting a result and keeping that win streak, the performance suffers."