Sam Burgess will coach his first Super League game at the Halliwell Jones Stadium on Friday night with Warrington Wolves hosting Hull FC.
After defeat in Perpignan last week Burgess is still looking for his first win and he’ll have a strong opportunity to do so on Friday as an injury-riddled Hull FC travel to the Halliwell Jones Stadium.
FC are missing 13 senior players and have been forced to recall a youngster from his loan at York Knights as part of seven changes.
As for Warrington, they’ve been able to name a strong squad and only copped one ban in a round that had seen 16 players charged.
That man was Jordy Crowther and the ex-Wakefield Trinity man will miss Friday’s game following his Grade C charge that landed him a one-match ban.
Warrington Wolves make two changes for Hull FC clash
The squad that Burgess has named is very strong though but surprisingly doesn’t once feature 17-year-old Arron Lindop who scored on debut last week and could be considered unfortunate to not have bagged a brace.
Lindop touched down acrobatically in the corner but was ruled out of play by the touch judge meaning referee Chris Kendall didn’t go to the video referee, yet had he then there’s a likely chance Warrington would have been awarded the try.
Joe Bullock returns to the squad with off-season signing Max Wood also being named, those two replacing the suspended Crowther and absent Lindop.
Captain Stefan Ratchford could make his first appearance of the season whilst Josh Thewlis will be hoping to claim the wing spot left vacant following Lindop’s absence.
Burgess has yet to address the media to reveal his squad decisions and why in particular Lindop doesn’t feature.
Warrington had seemingly come through the clash in France with a clean bill of health but more will be known once Burgess addresses the media.
Warrington Wolves 21-Man Squad
The squad named by Sam Burgess can be seen below.
MATTY ASHTON
JOE BULLOCK
BEN CURRIE
JOSH DRINKWATER
GIL DUDSON
MATT DUFTY
LACHLAN FITZGIBBON
JAMES HARRISON
LEON HAYES
ADAM HOLROYD
TOBY KING
ZANE MUSGROVE
JOE PHILBIN
SAM POWELL
STEFAN RATCHFORD
JOSH THEWLIS
PAUL VAUGHAN
DANNY WALKER
GEORGE WILLIAMS
MAX WOOD
CONNOR WRENCH
Hull FC 21-Man Squad
The full 21-man squad can be found below:
1 – Tex Hoy
4 – Liam Sutcliffe
5 – Darnell McIntosh
7 – Fa’amanu Brown
11 – Jayden Okunbor
15 – Jordan Lane
16 – Jack Ashworth
19 – Morgan Smith
20 – Jack Brown
21 – Will Gardiner
23 – Davy Litten
24 – Nick Staveley
25 – Harvey Barron
26 – Lewis Martin
28 – Denive Balmforth
29 – Charlie Severs
30 – Matty Laidlaw
31 – Jack Walker
33 – Macca Harman
35 – Jeylan Hodgson
38 – Lennon Bursell
