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Lee Briers could make his return from injury for Warrington when they host Catalans Dragons in Super League action on Sunday.
By Rachel Griffiths
Last Updated: 25/04/10 11:06am
Stand-off Lee Briers could make his return from injury for Warrington when they host Catalans Dragons in Super League action on Sunday.
Briers and hooker Michael Monaghan have both been named in head coach Tony Smith's 19-man squad, along with Tyrone McCarthy, who is yet to make a first-team appearance for Wolves this season.
Simon Grix is ruled out of the Halliwell Jones Stadium clash due to a back injury, while Chris Hicks is again absent with a hamstring problem.
Wolves enter the clash fresh from their 48-24 Carnegie Challenge Cup victory over Featherstone last weekend, but Smith is targeting improvement.
Tough
"At the weekend we made it tough on ourselves as much as anything else," Smith told Warrington's official website.
"Catalans this week are a tough team with a lot of talented and experienced
players. A few results have gone against them this year but they are going to be tough and hard to play. We wouldn't expect anything else. We are looking forward to the fixture."
Wolves star second-row Louis Anderson is also hoping his team can build on the display they produced against Featherstone.
"I think our preparation will be better following last week's game against Featherstone," said Anderson.
"We were disappointed with our performance so there will be a lot of hard work going into training ahead of Catalans as they can be a dangerous side."
Catalans, meanwhile, welcome back loose forward Dallas Johnson from suspension, while centre or second rower Setaimata Sa returns from injury.
Utility back Chris Walker, who was dropped for Dragons' 30-8 cup win over Salford as a disciplinary measure, is sidelined with a neck problem.
Warrington squad: L Anderson, V Anderson, Atkins, Bridge, Briers, Cooper, Harrison, Higham, King, Mathers, McCarthy, Monaghan, Morley, Myler, Riley, Solomona, Westwood, Williams, Wood.
Catalans Dragons squad: Bell, Raguin, Pelo, Bosc, Ferriol, McGuire, Guisset, Elima, Mounis, Baile, Gossard, Carlaw, Sa, Johnson, Martins, Casty, Gigot, Vaccari, A Bentley.