Warriors named as England candidates
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 2:47 pm
England Senior and Knights candidates named
Manfredi, Farrell, Gildart and Hardaker to attend England Senior meeting
Marshall, Powell, Bibby, Partington, Smith, Smithies and Havard in Knights group
Four Wigan Warriors players have been named as candidates for Shaun Wane’s first England Rugby League senior squad and will attend a briefing on Monday 23rd March at Old Trafford.
England Head Coach Shaun Wane has invited 31 prospective Ashes candidates to a players’ gathering at Old Trafford on Monday 23 March – and included a further eight NRL-based players on his ‘watch list’ ahead of the autumn series against Australia.
Invites have been issued on the basis of Wane’s observations during the opening rounds of Betfred Super League XXV, and on insight gained from his discussions with club coaches.
Winger Dom Manfredi, as well as Liam Farrell, Zak Hardaker and Oliver Gildart will make up the four senior candidates representing the Warriors.
England Head Coach Shaun Wane explains: “It’s too early to be selecting Ashes squads – a lot can happen between now and the end of the season – but I’ve invited a group of players who are uppermost in my thoughts right now. I want to tell them that face-to-face and share with them my plans for the rest of the year.
“There are some very talented players, both in Super League and the NRL, and I’ll be monitoring their progress, week in, week out. I’m very excited about the prospect of working with them and the players who most impress will be the ones selected for the Ashes series.
“I realise that there are some notable exceptions at this stage, and I would say to those players is that this isn’t the squad, the door is never closed and outstanding form will be rewarded.”
England Knights
Also invited to the 2021 Rugby League World Cup Final venue are more than 30 players identified by Knights’ coach Paul Anderson as possibilities for his 2020 squad.
Seven Wiganer’s will join up with the Knights with Liam Marshall, Sam Powell, Jake Bibby, Morgan Smithies, Ollie Partington, Harry Smith and young forward Ethan Havard getting the nod.
Paul Anderson says: “I’m very excited to be part of a new era for England Rugby League and eager to help Shaun achieve the success that players and fans alike are desperate for. England Knights is an important part of the process and this is an opportunity for potential squad members to hear our plans first hand and understand how they can be a part of them.”
Old Trafford: Senior invites
Josh Charnley (Warrington Wolves)
Daryl Clark (Warrington Wolves)
Mike Cooper (Warrington Wolves)
Ben Currie (Warrington Wolves)
Niall Evalds (Salford Red Devils)
Liam Farrell (Wigan Warriors)
Luke Gale (Leeds Rhinos)
Oliver Gildart (Wigan Warriors)
Josh Griffin (Hull FC)
Zak Hardaker (Wigan Warriors)
Chris Hill (Warrington Wolves)
Jack Hughes (Warrington Wolves)
Tom Johnstone (Wakefield Trinity)
Josh Jones (Hull FC)
Jonny Lomax (St Helens)
Reece Lyne (Wakefield Trinity)
Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield Giants)
Paul McShane (Castleford Tigers)
Tommy Makinson (St Helens)
Dom Manfredi (Wigan Warriors)
Harry Newman (Leeds Rhinos)
Mark Percival (St Helens)
Joe Philbin (Warrington Wolves)
Stefan Ratchford (Warrington Wolves)
James Roby (St Helens)
Dan Sarginson (Salford Red Devils)
Scott Taylor (Hull FC)
Luke Thompson (St Helens)
Sam Tomkins (Catalans Dragons)
Alex Walmsley (St Helens)
Liam Watts (Castleford Tigers)
England Knights invites
Matthew Ashton (Warrington Wolves)
Jack Ashworth (St Helens)
Jake Bibby (Wigan Warriors)
Robert Butler (London Broncos)
Tom Davies (Catalans Dragons)
Matty English (Huddersfield Giants)
Ethan Havard (Wigan Warriors)
Toby King (Warrington Wolves)
George Lawler (Hull KR)
Matty Lees (St Helens)
Kruise Leeming (Leeds Rhinos)
Darnell McIntosh (Huddersfield Giants)
Michael McMeeken (Castleford Tigers)
Liam Marshall (Wigan Warriors)
Masimbaashe Matongo (Hull FC)
Greg Minikin (Hull KR)
Adam O’Brien (Huddersfield Giants)
Mikolaj Oledzki (Leeds Rhinos)
Oliver Partington (Wigan Warriors)
Sam Powell (Wigan Warriors)
Danny Richardson (Castleford Tigers)
Aaron Smith (St Helens)
Cameron Smith (Leeds Rhinos)
Harry Smith (Wigan Warriors)
Morgan Smithies (Wigan Warriors)
Jake Trueman (Castleford Tigers)
Danny Walker (Warrington Wolves)
Jack Walker (Leeds Rhinos)
Jake Wardle (Huddersfield Giants)
Jack Welsby (St Helens)
Matthew Whitley (Catalans Dragons)
Oliver Wilson (Huddersfield Giants)
https://www.wiganwarriors.com/news/2020 ... candidates
Manfredi, Farrell, Gildart and Hardaker to attend England Senior meeting
Marshall, Powell, Bibby, Partington, Smith, Smithies and Havard in Knights group
Four Wigan Warriors players have been named as candidates for Shaun Wane’s first England Rugby League senior squad and will attend a briefing on Monday 23rd March at Old Trafford.
England Head Coach Shaun Wane has invited 31 prospective Ashes candidates to a players’ gathering at Old Trafford on Monday 23 March – and included a further eight NRL-based players on his ‘watch list’ ahead of the autumn series against Australia.
Invites have been issued on the basis of Wane’s observations during the opening rounds of Betfred Super League XXV, and on insight gained from his discussions with club coaches.
Winger Dom Manfredi, as well as Liam Farrell, Zak Hardaker and Oliver Gildart will make up the four senior candidates representing the Warriors.
England Head Coach Shaun Wane explains: “It’s too early to be selecting Ashes squads – a lot can happen between now and the end of the season – but I’ve invited a group of players who are uppermost in my thoughts right now. I want to tell them that face-to-face and share with them my plans for the rest of the year.
“There are some very talented players, both in Super League and the NRL, and I’ll be monitoring their progress, week in, week out. I’m very excited about the prospect of working with them and the players who most impress will be the ones selected for the Ashes series.
“I realise that there are some notable exceptions at this stage, and I would say to those players is that this isn’t the squad, the door is never closed and outstanding form will be rewarded.”
England Knights
Also invited to the 2021 Rugby League World Cup Final venue are more than 30 players identified by Knights’ coach Paul Anderson as possibilities for his 2020 squad.
Seven Wiganer’s will join up with the Knights with Liam Marshall, Sam Powell, Jake Bibby, Morgan Smithies, Ollie Partington, Harry Smith and young forward Ethan Havard getting the nod.
Paul Anderson says: “I’m very excited to be part of a new era for England Rugby League and eager to help Shaun achieve the success that players and fans alike are desperate for. England Knights is an important part of the process and this is an opportunity for potential squad members to hear our plans first hand and understand how they can be a part of them.”
Old Trafford: Senior invites
Josh Charnley (Warrington Wolves)
Daryl Clark (Warrington Wolves)
Mike Cooper (Warrington Wolves)
Ben Currie (Warrington Wolves)
Niall Evalds (Salford Red Devils)
Liam Farrell (Wigan Warriors)
Luke Gale (Leeds Rhinos)
Oliver Gildart (Wigan Warriors)
Josh Griffin (Hull FC)
Zak Hardaker (Wigan Warriors)
Chris Hill (Warrington Wolves)
Jack Hughes (Warrington Wolves)
Tom Johnstone (Wakefield Trinity)
Josh Jones (Hull FC)
Jonny Lomax (St Helens)
Reece Lyne (Wakefield Trinity)
Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield Giants)
Paul McShane (Castleford Tigers)
Tommy Makinson (St Helens)
Dom Manfredi (Wigan Warriors)
Harry Newman (Leeds Rhinos)
Mark Percival (St Helens)
Joe Philbin (Warrington Wolves)
Stefan Ratchford (Warrington Wolves)
James Roby (St Helens)
Dan Sarginson (Salford Red Devils)
Scott Taylor (Hull FC)
Luke Thompson (St Helens)
Sam Tomkins (Catalans Dragons)
Alex Walmsley (St Helens)
Liam Watts (Castleford Tigers)
England Knights invites
Matthew Ashton (Warrington Wolves)
Jack Ashworth (St Helens)
Jake Bibby (Wigan Warriors)
Robert Butler (London Broncos)
Tom Davies (Catalans Dragons)
Matty English (Huddersfield Giants)
Ethan Havard (Wigan Warriors)
Toby King (Warrington Wolves)
George Lawler (Hull KR)
Matty Lees (St Helens)
Kruise Leeming (Leeds Rhinos)
Darnell McIntosh (Huddersfield Giants)
Michael McMeeken (Castleford Tigers)
Liam Marshall (Wigan Warriors)
Masimbaashe Matongo (Hull FC)
Greg Minikin (Hull KR)
Adam O’Brien (Huddersfield Giants)
Mikolaj Oledzki (Leeds Rhinos)
Oliver Partington (Wigan Warriors)
Sam Powell (Wigan Warriors)
Danny Richardson (Castleford Tigers)
Aaron Smith (St Helens)
Cameron Smith (Leeds Rhinos)
Harry Smith (Wigan Warriors)
Morgan Smithies (Wigan Warriors)
Jake Trueman (Castleford Tigers)
Danny Walker (Warrington Wolves)
Jack Walker (Leeds Rhinos)
Jake Wardle (Huddersfield Giants)
Jack Welsby (St Helens)
Matthew Whitley (Catalans Dragons)
Oliver Wilson (Huddersfield Giants)
https://www.wiganwarriors.com/news/2020 ... candidates