TEAM NEWS: Briers and Monaghan return for opening home game (From This Is Cheshire)

Warrington Wolves name Lee Briers and Joel Monaghan in starting XIII to face London Broncos

2:30pm Sunday 12th February 2012 in Sport By Christopher Terris Taylor

WOLVES stalwart Lee Briers has been named in Tony Smith's starting XIII to face London Broncos at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, kick off 3pm.

Briers, who was dropped from last week's clash with Hull FC due to a breach of team rules, returns to the halves alongside Richie Myler, with last week's replacement Stefan Ratchford dropping back to full back at the expense of Chris Riley.

Wolves boss Tony Smith also gives last season's top scorer Joel Monaghan, who has recovered from a knee injury picked up in Australia, his first Super League start of the new season.

Young flyer Rhys Evans keeps his starting berth on the wing outside Ryan Atkins, though fellow Welshman Rhys Williams drops out of the squad altogether despite a try-scoring start to the new season in Hull last week.

Trent Waterhouse, fresh from the impressive start to his Wolves career in the opening week, makes up part of an unchanged back row alongside Ben Westwood, while Simon Grix keeps his place at loose forward.

Wolves: Stefan Ratchford; Joel Monaghan, Chris Bridge, Ryan Atkins, Rhys Evans; Lee Briers, Richie Myler; Garreth Carvell, Michael Monaghan, Adrian Morley, Trent Waterhouse, Ben Westwood, Simon Grix. Subs: Ben Harrison, Mike Cooper, Paul Wood, Chris Riley.

Broncos: Luke Dorn; Michael Robertson, David Howell, Jamie O’Callaghan, Kieran Dixon; Michael Witt, Craig Gower; Antonio Kaufusi, Chad Randall, Mark Bryant, Chris Bailey, Shane Rodney, Tony Clubb. Subs: Chris Melling, Olsi Krasniqi, Julien Rinaldi, Matt Cook.