TEAM NEWS: Grix on bench as impact hooker (From Warrington Guardian)

TEAM NEWS: Grix on bench as impact hooker

2:52pm Sunday 13th May 2012 in Wolves news By Mike Parsons

TONY Smith has named the 17 he feels can put Wolves into the semi finals of the Carnegie Challenge Cup.

He starts against Catalan Dragons at Stade Gilbert Brutus with Ben Harrison at loose forward, leaving Simon Grix on the bench to provide some back-up to hooker Micky Higham.

Wolves have four changes in the starting team to the one that lost 44-16 in Perpignan on Monday, with Ryan Atkins, Ben Harrison, Garreth Carvell and Gareth O'Brien in for Matty Blythe, Grix, Adrian Morley and Richie Myler.

The temperature is warm, although nowhere near as hot as it was for training yesterday.

There is some cloud cover and it is windy.

Chief playmaker Scott Dureau is in the starting line up for Catalan Dragons despite reports earlier this week that he will be missing for two weeks with a knee injury suffered in the home win against Huddersfield Giants.

Wolves: Brett Hodgson; Joel Monaghan, Chris Bridge, Ryan Atkins, Chris Riley; Lee Briers, Gareth O’Brien; Garreth Carvell, Micky Higham, Chris Hill, Ben Westwood, Trent Waterhouse, Ben Harrison. Subs: Simon Grix, Paul Wood, Mike Cooper, Tyrone McCarthy.