WARRINGTON Wolves should gain early benefit from Daryl Clark’s England experience next season.

Touring Australia and New Zealand with the national team has given the hooker opportunity to forge early relationships with key new Wolves colleagues Chris Hill and Stefan Ratchford on and off the field.

The 21-year-old’s impact coming off the bench in tandem with prop Hill coincided with England establishing leads against Samoa and Australia in the two Four Nations games played so far.

Wolves chiefs will be pleased to have seen Clark’s threat darting out of dummy half on the back of quick play-the-balls achieved by Hill after his powerful runs and dancing feet have left defenders struggling to contain him.

Hill, Wolves’ player of the year in 2014, said: “It’s good preparation for next year.

“Hopefully by playing and getting used to each other it will get us ready for pre-season and Warrington next season.”

Clark agrees. And although he has not yet had the chance to play alongside Ratchford in England colours, they have benefited from the time spent in camp on the Gold Coast of Australia for the first two weeks of the tournament, in Melbourne last week and now in Dunedin, New Zealand.

Clark said: “It can only help for next year, getting to know them and how they play and train, and hopefully we can take that back to Warrington for next year.”

While Hill and Clark are named on the bench again for Saturday’s do-or-die battle with the Kiwis at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Ratchford continues to have to bide his time for a first England cap.

He has been in and around the international scene since 2009 but is one of five players in the 24-man squad not yet called upon by Steve McNamara in the current series of matches.

Ratchford believes there are lots of benefits to the experience he has been having though.

“I think just being in and around the England squad helps with your leadership in the Warrington group,” said Tony Smith’s utility man, having the ability to play anywhere in the back line as well as in the back row of the pack.

“You’re seen as more of a senior player with having gone away with the national team.

“With the players and qualities that are in the England squad, you can learn a lot of stuff from people – the way certain people or certain clubs do certain things and how people like to prepare, and how a national team prepares.

“So if I can bring some of that back and help put it across to some of the younger lads who have had a bit of experience this year – and are going to play a big part next year – I think it will be a massive benefit.”

Clark, while totally focused on his England duties, is also looking forward to the start of his career in primrose and blue after capping his time at home-town club Castleford Tigers with a Challenge Cup Final appearance and the coveted Steve Prescott Man of Steel Award.

“Everyone I’ve spoken to at the club and the players have all been great,” he said. “I’ve been overwhelmed really with how good they’ve been with me and I’m looking forward to next year. I can’t wait to get down there and get training with them.”

Ahead of the trip Down Under, Clark had not settled on moving to Warrington or commuting to work. But he has have another options thanks to Wolves physiotherapist Ben Stirling.

“The first month or so I will travel across,” he said.

“I know the physio quite well. Before he went to Warrington he was physio at Cas and he has said it was no problem to stay over with him a couple of days if needed.

"If the travelling proves too hard, I’ll move, but I’ve not really made my mind up.”