George Williams has been ruled out of England’s international with France due to a shoulder injury.
Wane ran his first training session yesterday morning, but was not surprised that injury problems currently plague his ability to pick his strongest side, with the likes of Daryl Clark and Jermaine McGillvary also sitting out.
“It’s been a tough year and the games have come thick and fast so I knew it was coming,” Wane said.
“The players are smashed up – for Daryl Clark to play the last match with two fractured ribs and torn medial ligament in his knee shows the toughness of the players we have in our sport.
“With McGillvary missing, it’s a chance for example for Liam Marshall to step up. It’s exciting.”
Wane does, however, remain confident that his England side will be strong enough when they head to Europe.
“We trained this morning and we had 10 young kids from the England Knights in and they acquitted themselves really well.”
