WARRINGTON Wolves assistant coach Andrew Henderson will help World Cup winning coach Tim Sheens take charge of England’s mid-season opponents.
England will take on a Combined Nations All Stars side at the Halliwell Jones Stadium on Friday June 25.
Former Scotland international hooker Henderson will act as assistant to former Salford, Hull KR and Widnes coach Sheens.
Sheens said: “As soon as I heard about the plans for this fixture, I thought it was an interesting coaching prospect. The Exiles games that were played a decade or so ago showed the amount of overseas talent in the Super League, and by rebranding as Combined Nations All Stars it’s expanded the players available from other countries who will be involved in the World Cup.
“We’ll have about 10 rounds of the Super League season for players to put themselves forward through their performances – and although we know one of the main aims of the fixture is to help Shaun Wane and his England team by providing an intense quality match as part of their World Cup preparations, I’m pretty confident that when we get the group together, we’ll also be determined to beat them.
“I’m looking forward to working with Andrew Henderson as my assistant coach. As well as his background with the Scotland team who he was always so passionate about representing, Andrew will have the inside track on Super League with his role at Warrington.”
The game kicks off at 8.15pm as part of a double-header, which also sees the England women’s side take on Wales (6pm) in front of a 4,000 crowd – which may increase if current restrictions are eased.
