Warrington Wolves boss Sam Burgess has made four changes to his squad for this weekend’s clash with Leigh Leopards.
The Wolves will be determined to get back to winning ways after reaching their lowest ebb last week against Salford Red Devils. That result means Warrington approach the meeting with Leigh out of the play-off picture and on the back of five losses in their last six games.
To make matters worse, George Williams will miss the clash with a shoulder injury, while it seems likely that Paul Vaughan has played his last game for the Wolves with a groin issue ensuring he probably won’t play again this season.
Williams is one of the four to drop out of the fold this week with Ben Hartill, Alfie Johnson and Ewan Smith also failing to make the 21-man squad.
Lachlan Fitzgibbon comes back in after missing the Salford game through concussion protocols and he should start. Salford Red Devils loanee Sam Stone is also able to return to the fold after missing the game against his parent club last time out. Cai Taylor-Wray and Ewan Irwin are named in the squad, too.
The return of Owen Trout is the big news for Leigh, with the forward edging towards a return to action after a shoulder issue.
Speaking on Wednesday afternoon Lam admitted that Joe Ofahengaue and Ethan O’Neill were both 50/50 to be involved in the game. Neither man has been named in the squad, though, with Lam deciding against risking them against the Wire.
As such, O’Neill drops out of the 21-man squad and that represents the only Leigh change.
Warrington Wolves v Leigh Leopards team news
Warrington Wolves: James Duffy, Matt Dufty, Lachlan Fitzgibbon, Leon Hayes, Adam Holroyd, Ewan Irwin, Toby King, Ryan Matterson, Tom McKinney, Joe Philbin, Sam Powell, Stefan Ratchford, Marc Sneyd, Sam Stone, Cai Taylor-Wray, Jake Thewlis, Josh Thewlis, Luke Thomas, Danny Walker, Max Wood, Luke Yates.
Leigh Leopards: Darnell McIntosh, Tesi Niu, Umyla Hanley, Josh Charnley, Gaz O’Brien, Lachlan Lam, Owen Trout, Edwin Ipape, Robbie Mulhern, Frankie Halton, Jack Hughes, Isaac Liu, Aaron Pene, Alec Tuitavake, Matt Davis, Brad Dwyer, Keanan Brand, Andrew Badrock, Ben McNamara, Bailey Hodgson, AJ Towse.
