Quins v Bulls: Teams
Harlequins and Bradford will both be desperate to get back to winning ways when they clash at the Twickenham Stoop.
Last Updated: 08/07/10 11:47am
Injuries have taken their toll on Harlequins and Bradford, meaning both sides will be forced to blood youngsters in Friday's clash at the Twickenham Stoop.
Rob Thomas could make his Super League debut for Quins having been named in coach Brian McDermott's 19-man squad.
The 19-year-old made his first appearance for the club in the friendly with Melbourne Storm earlier this season and has impressed in the Under 20s.
McDermott has also drafted in Lamont Bryan, Olsi Krasniqi and Luke May after several players picked up injuries in last week's loss at Salford.
Rob Purdham is absent with a shoulder problem, the England international joining David Howell (collar bone) and Luke Williamson (foot) on the sidelines.
Hooker Chad Randall and forward Karl Temata are also missing after suffering shoulder and knee injuries respectively. The duo are likely to be ruled out for the rest of the campaign.
Quins have lost their last four outings in the engage Super League since crushing Crusaders 50-22 on home soil back at the start of June.
Finnigan selected
Bradford coach Steve McNamara has drafted in Vinny Finnigan to his depleted squad as they bid to end a run of six straight league defeats.
The Bulls were beaten 28-22 at home by Hull last time out, a reverse that dropped them out of the top eight places in the table.
Finnigan, 19, can play either on the wing or at full-back. He takes the place of fellow youngster Cain Southernwood in McNamara's 19-man party.
Hooker Wayne Godwin will make his 200th career appearance if he maintains his ever-present record in 2010.
The match will be the first time that Harlequins have staged a Friday night fixture at their Twickenham Stoop home.
Harlequins squad: Bolger, Bryan, Clubb, Dorn, Ellis, Gale, Golden, Jones-Bishop, Krasniqi, May, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Melling, Mills, O'Callaghan, Orr, Sharp, Thomas, Ward, Wilkes.
Bradford squad: Addy, Crossley, Sheriffe, Kopczak, Kearney, Lynch, Menzies, Reardon, Godwin, L'Estrange, Halley, Nero, Platt, Sykes, Hall, Langley, Worrincy, Whitehead, Finigan.