WARRINGTON’S head of coaching and rugby Tony Smith has named his squads ahead of this weekend’s double header against Toulouse and Chris Bridge’s testimonial game against Hull KR, which will see new signing Daryl Clark (pictured below) make his debut.
In the opening fixture the Wolves will take on Toulouse, kick-off 1pm. The squad to face the French side will be a mix of youth and experience, with a number of U19s academy players making the step up.
Squad v Toulouse
Matty Russell, Gene Ormsby, Toby King, Harvey Livett, Jack Johnson, Gary Wheeler, Declan Patton, Roy Asotasi, Andy Ackers, Anthony England, Ben Evans, Joe Philbin, Ben Harrison, George King, Declan Kay, Daniel Murray, Robert Holroyd, Morgan Smith, Andy Philbin, Daniel Hirst, Sam Wilde.
The second match, Chris Bridge’s testimonial game, against Super League opposition Hull KR will see hooker Daryl Clark line up for his first appearance in Warrington colours alongside Ryan Atkins, Chris Hill and Chris Bridge, who all missed out in the opening friendly against Widnes.
A number of players from the opening game against Toulouse will also double-up and step onto the bench in the testimonial fixture.
Squad v Hull KR
Stefan Ratchford, Rhys Evans, Ryan Atkins, Joel Monaghan, Kevin Penny, Gareth O’Brien, Richie Myler, Chris Hill, Daryl Clark, Ashton Sims, James Laithwaite, Ben Currie, Ben Westwood, Chris Bridge, Micky Higham.
For pre-season interviews with Chris Bridge, Daryl Clark and Tony Smith click on the videos below.
