WARRINGTON Wolves boss Tony Smith has named his first 19-man squad of the new season ahead of Thursday night’s encounter with local rivals St Helens, kick off 8pm, with full-back Matty Russell and forwards Simon Grix, Paul Wood and Ben Harrison all missing.
Russell (pictured right) suffered an ankle injury in pre-season training while Harrison and Wood are still recuperating after surgery during the close season. Last season’s “Mr dependable” Simon Grix is also missing.
New forwards Roy Asotasi and Anthony England are set to make their full debuts.
Thursday night will see the club celebrate 10 years at the stadium having moved from Wilderspool a decade ago in 2004.
Wolves Squad:
10 Roy Asotasi
4 Ryan Atkins
3 Chris Bridge
17 Ben Currie
22 Brad Dwyer
19 Anthony England
25 Ben Evans
9 Micky Higham
8 Chris Hill
23 James Laithwaite
5 Joel Monaghan
14 Michael Monaghan
7 Richie Myler
20 Gareth O’Brien
6 Stefan Ratchford
2 Chris Riley
21 Glenn Riley
11 Trent Waterhouse
12 Ben Westwood
