Warrington v Castleford: Super League preview
Last Updated: 18/03/16 1:12pm
Daryl Clark is set to make his return for Warrington Wolves after being named in Tony Smith's 19-man squad for Friday night's Super League clash at home to Castleford Tigers.
The hooker has missed the last two games due to a calf injury but is fit again to face his former club.
The Wolves will be without prop Mitchell Dodds who suffered a double leg break during Warrington's win against Catalans at Stade Gilbert Brutus in Perpignan last Saturday. Smith will not bring in a like-for-like player for Mitchell but is more likely to use another player who he can adapt to the role.
Castleford will be without Luke Dorn, Oliver Holmes and Lee Jewitt for their trip to Warrington but welcome back Grant Millington and Frankie Mariano, while former Wolves player Joel Monaghan also makes his return.
"Rugby league is a game for tough men and we are going to have to be tough in the coming weeks," said Castleford coach Daryl Powell.
"It's tough to win games when you have good players sat on their backsides injured and it's a tough battle coming up against Warrington, who are playing with a lot of confidence.
"They'll be the massive favourites and they'll be looking forward to facing us. For us we need to make sure we are on our game and that one to 17 play superb."
Warrington: Ryan Atkins, Daryl Clark, Jordan Cox, Ben Currie, Brad Dwyer, Rhys Evans, Kurt Gidley, Chris Hill, Jack Hughes, Benjamin Jullien, George King, Tom Lineham, 20 Kevin Penny, Joe Philbin, Stefan Ratchford, Matty Russell, Chris Sandow, Ashton Sims,14 Joe Westerman.
Castleford: Ryan Boyle, Matt Cook, Ben Crooks, Luke Gale, Ryan Hampshire, Jy Hitchcox, Andy Lynch, Will Maher, Frankie Mariano, Nathan Massey, Mike McMeeken, Paul McShane, Grant Millington, Adam Milner, Greg Minikin, Joel Monaghan, Denny Solomona, Gadwin Springer.
