Matthew Russell has been named in Warrington’s squad to face Wigan Warriors this Friday, just two weeks after suffering a horrendous facial injury against Widnes Vikings.
Russell was forced to sit out last Thursday’s victory against Castleford due to the injury, which saw him lose some of his teeth after colliding with Widnes’ Macgraff Leuluai.
However, he has been included for the semi-final trip to the DW Stadium, which leaves boss Tony Smith with an interesting dilemma ahead of the game. Stefan Ratchford played full-back against the Tigers, with Gareth O’Brien and Richie Myler in the halves. If Russell does come into the squad, it will mean changes in key positions for the Wolves on Friday.
Warrington 19-man squad to face Wigan
10 Roy Asotasi
4 Ryan Atkins
3 Chris Bridge
17 Ben Currie
19 Anthony England
25 Ben Evans
18 Rhys Evans
15 Ben Harrison
9 Micky Higham
8 Chris Hill
23 James Laithwaite
5 Joel Monaghan
14 Michael Monaghan
7 Richie Myler
20 Gareth O’Brien
6 Stefan Ratchford
1 Matthew Russell
11 Trent Waterhouse
16 Paul Wood
