Warrington v Harlequins: Teams
Warrington are without eight first-team players for the visit of Harlequins on Saturday night, meaning a call-up for 17-year-old Adam Neal.
Last Updated: 30/03/08 6:55pm
Warrington are without eight first-team players for the visit of Harlequins on Saturday night.
Full-back Stuart Reardon (hamstring) and stand-off Lee Briers (calf) have failed to recover from injuries picked up in Monday's 34-31 win at Castleford, joining longer-term casualties Chris Bridge and Paul Wood.
Loose forward Louis Anderson is out after picking up a one-match suspension, but Australian scrum-half Michael Monaghan is expected to return after missing the Easter games with a calf injury.
Prop Mike Cooper suffered an ankle strain playing for the reserves last week, prompting a call-up for teen sensation Adam Neal.
The 17-year-old featured in the autumn academy internationals and has been in full-time training with the Wolves first-team.
Stand-off Scott Hill has joined Mark McLinden, Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook and Daniel Heckenberg on the sidelines for Harlequins after sustaining nerve damage to his arm in Monday's defeat at Bradford.
Danny Orr and Julien Rinaldi both return and former Wigan full-back Chris Melling will continue after coming through his comeback at Odsal unscathed.
"Although we've got a couple of our key players out through injury, the squad I have named is a very capable one," Quins coach Brian McDermott commented.
Defeats to Leeds Rhinos, Catalans Dragons and Bradford Bulls have seen the Londoners drop to joint fifth in the standings and Wolves will provide another tough test.
Warrington squad:
Hicks, Martin Gleeson, King, Penny, Monaghan, Morley, Clarke, Rauhihi, Westwood, Anderson, Mark Gleeson, Parker, Johnson, Pickersgill, Riley, Bracek, Mitchell, Blythe, Neal.
Harlequins squad:
Barker, Clubb, Gafa, Grayshon, Haggerty, Howell, Mbu, Melling, Orr, Paul, Purdham, Randall, Rinaldi, Sharp, Sheriffe, Temata, Walsh, Wells, Worrincy.