IRELAND international Tyrone McCarthy, the Warrington-born ex-Wolves back rower, skippered Illawarra Cutters to Grand Final glory at the weekend with a torn quadricep.

The 28-year-old, defeated Hull KR captain in the 2015 Challenge Cup Final, has spent the year with NRL outfit St George Illawarra Dragons and led their feeder club to the Intrust Super Premiership with a 21-20 victory over minor premiers Mounties.

In other news from Down Under, New Zealand head into the Ladbrokes Four Nations against England, Australia and Scotland with Warrington links at the helm.

Ex-Wire centre or back rower David Kidwell has taken over as head coach and he will have Tony Smith’s former right-hand man Willie Poching as one of his two assistants.