WARRINGTON Wolves prop George King is being lined up to make his debut for Ireland in a World Cup qualifying clash tomorrow, Saturday.

King, 21, whose younger brother Toby and fellow Wolves clubmate Joe Philbin have been left out of the 19-man squad, face Spain at the Campos Rugby Quatre Carreres Stadium in Valencia on Saturday (kick off noon, UK time).

Both nations are seeking an automatic place in next year’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand by finishing top of European Qualifier Pool B.

Spain, who include Woolston Rovers back Daniel Garcia O’Brien in their ranks, are looking to return to winning ways after going down 40-6 in Moscow last Saturday and have to win if they are to at least make the final qualifier for the 2017 tournament in Leigh on November 4.

Hull FC youngster Joel Laynez is set to make his debut. Backrower Laynez was a stand out for Hull’s U19s this year and is eagerly anticipating his opportunity.

“I'm looking forward to getting out there to make my debut after two solid weeks in camp with the boys,” he noted.

“We are all set for the game against a strong Ireland team but everyone is ready to dig deep and hopefully get the result we need to progress further and show what we are capable of.”

Ireland, who are favourites for automatic qualification from Pool B, make their first start in the qualifiers, fresh from their domestic international side playing Jamaica in Bray last weekend.

Gregg McNally has been replaced in the overall squad by veteran Stuart Littler prior to his retirement from the sport, and Ireland student international Matthew Cahoon, who was injured against the Reggae Warriors, misses out, Haydn Peacock taking his place.

Ireland coach Mark Aston is expected to hand a debut to Warrington Grand Finalist King – one of five Super League players in his 19.

“Spain will be disappointed after last week’s defeat and we expect them to want to compete in front of their own crowd - that means something,” he confirmed.

“It’s a must-win game for us. We’ve had a couple of sessions and we’re in Spain for two days before the match so we’ll be okay, we have a nucleus of players who have been with the squad for a number of years.”

Aston added: “I’m also looking forward to seeing some of the domestic lads. They have had some games over the last few weeks, recording comfortable wins against Italy and Malta but then coming unstuck against Jamaica’s professional players, so it’ll be interesting to see how they react to that.

“We know what standards we set ourselves and it’s all about maintaining them in everything we do. We want to be respectful, present ourselves well and ultimately get the job done before heading home to take on Russia.”

The game will be streamed live via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4DNY3Q9dNs

SPAIN 19-MAN SQUAD:

Chris Lopez (Army Rugby League), Antonio Puerta (Custodians Madrid), Joel Laynez (Hull FC), Ivan Ordaz (Irreductibles), Clement Laguerre (Los Gossos), Alex Doutres, Cedric Bringuier, Leandre Torres, Nicolas Munoz (Palau Xlll), Kevin Aparicio (Paris XV), Matt Dulley (Paterna Dragons), Miguel Charters-Blanco (Seaton Rangers), Gonzalo Morro (Tonneins), Aitor Davila, Raul Simo (Torrent Tigres), Adria Alonso, Andrew Pilkington, Luis Thorp (Valencia Warriors), Daniel Garcia (Warrington Woolston Rovers).

IRELAND 19-MAN SQUAD: Gareth Gill (Ballynahinch Rabbitohs), Chris Hall (Belfast Met Scholars), Joe Keyes (Bradford Bulls), Haydn Peacock (Carcassonne), James Kelly, Mikey Russell (Dublin City Exiles), Alan McMahon (Galway Tribesmen), Luke Ambler (Halifax), Oliver Roberts (Huddersfield Giants), Casey Dunne (Longhorns RL), Will Hope (Oldham Roughyeds), James Hasson (Parramatta Eels), Matty Hadden (Rochdale Hornets), Shannon McDonnell (St Helens), Stuart Littler (Swinton), Liam Finn, Scott Grix (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats), George King (Warrington Wolves), Dave Allen (Whitehaven).

RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS:

Group A:

October 15th: Wales beat Serbia 50-0 at Parc Stebonheath, Lanelli

October 22nd: Serbia v Italy at Makis Stadium, Belgrade

October 29th: Italy v Wales at Stadio Brianteo, Monza

Group B:

October 15th: Russia beat Spain 40-6 at Fili Stadium, Moscow

October 22nd: Spain v Ireland at Polideportivo Quatre Carreres, Valencia

October 30th: Ireland v Russia at Carlisle Grounds, Bray

Qualifying Play Off: November 4th at Leigh Sports Village, Leigh.

2017 RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP PARTICIPANTS:

Australia, New Zealand, England, Fiji, France, Samoa, Scotland, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Lebanon, United States, plus three from European qualifiers