Quins v Wolves: Teams
Warrington have decided to rest five of their Challenge Cup winning team for Friday's visit to Harlequins.
Last Updated: 04/09/10 10:00am
Warrington Wolves have decided to rest five of their Challenge Cup winning team for Friday's engage Super League trip to Harlequins.
Skipper Adrian Morley, Lance Todd Trophy winner Lee Briers, centre Matt King and second row pair Louis Anderson and Ben Westwood will all sit out the final match of the regular season, which the Wolves need to win to keep alive their hopes of a second-place finish.
They are currently third on points difference behind St Helens, who are at home to Castleford on Saturday evening.
In the places of the experienced quintet come 17-year-old centre Rhys Evans, who is poised to make his Super League debut, England international Chris Bridge, who will make his first Super League appearance for two months after recovering from a shoulder injury, Mike Cooper and Richie Myler, the pair who were omitted from coach Tony Smith's Wembley squad.
With one eye on the play-offs which begin the following weekend, Smith has also included dual-registered players Lee Mitchell, Tyrone McCarthy and Matty Blythe in his initial 19-man cut.
McDermott swansong
Harlequins are looking to give outgoing head coach Brian McDermott a winning send-off in his last game in charge before he returns to Leeds Rhinos to work as Brian McClennan's assistant.
The London club, who are set to make a positive announcement regarding their Super League future prior to kick-off, would also definitely avoid the wooden spoon with an eighth victory of a difficult campaign.
Danny Orr, Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Will Sharp and Luke Williamson, who is hanging up his boots after the match, are all making their final appearance for Quins.
Luke May replaces Lamont Bryan in the only change to the squad on duty last time out against Castleford, where they lost 40-28.
Harlequins squad: Bolger, Clubb, Dorn, Ellis, Gale, Golden, Howell, Krasniqi, May, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Melling, Mills, O'Callaghan, Orr, Purdham, Sharp, Ward, Wilkes, Williamson
Warrington squad: V. Anderson, Atkins, Blythe, Bridge, Carvell, Clarke, Cooper, Evans, Harrison, Hicks, Higham, Mathers, McCarthy, Mitchell, Monaghan, Myler, Riley, Solomona, Wood
