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Warrington hoping to keep veteran stars
Thu May 24, 2012
Warrington Wolves coach Tony Smith is hoping to reward his thirty-somethings with new contracts.

Captain Adrian Morley, who recently turned 35, fullback Brett Hodgson, 34, hooker Micky Higham, 31, stand-off Lee Briers, 33, and back row forward David Solomona, 34, are among those out of contract at the end of the season.

And, although Smith knows he must make room in the club's salary cap for their crop of emerging youngsters, he says he would be loathe to lose such vast experience just yet.

"I love them all," he said. "They are all terrific players and terrific people and I'd like to keep them all. We'll see what we can do there.

"We've started talking to them and we'll make some decisions in a little while and filter those out as we do.

"The problem is you can't keep everybody forever. We've got some good young guys coming through and you've got to create space for them eventually, otherwise there's no point in producing those kids.

"We've got to give them the opportunity to step up. I'm not saying any of those are going, hopefully they will all be staying. I'd love them all to stay, they fit into our team very well."

Morley has missed the Wolves' last six matches with a neck injury but, after being close to making his return in each of the last two games, is finally set to play against Widnes Vikings at the Magic Weekend in Manchester.

Warrington were also without second rower Trent Waterhouse, winger Joel Monaghan and Briers for yesterday's 42-12 Stobart Super League win at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats which kept them in touch with leaders Wigan.

"They've been playing a lot of game time - they've a few bumps and bruises - and we're not going to take any risks on players at this stage of the year," said Smith.

"Trent will be back next week, probably Lee too and also Joel Monaghan, and Mozza is telling me he's ready to go for next week so I've got a few headaches."

Morley set to play against Wakefield
Sat May 19, 2012
Warrington expect to have skipper Adrian Morley back for Sunday's Stobart Super League trip to Wakefield Trinity while long-term injury victims Stefan Ratchford and David Solomona are also close to returning to action.

Morley has been out since April with a neck injury and his anticipated return for last week's Carnegie Challenge Cup tie against Catalan Dragons in Perpignan was put on hold after he picked up a back injury in training.

"He jarred his back in training late last week," said Warrington coach Tony Smith.

"We were taking him to France but he had to pull him out. He thinks he'll be right but we'll give him a fitness test tomorrow."

Both utility back Ratchford, who damaged a shoulder in March, and back-row forward Solomona, who broke a leg during the club's pre-season training camp in Australia, have recovered fitness earlier than expected, with the former also set to play this weekend.

"Stefan is 100% and raring to go so I'm tempted to throw him in at the deep end," said Smith.

"He's rehabbed ahead of schedule but he's been back to the consultant and had all the strength testing and he's ready to go.

"He's looking good. He's been in full training for a couple of weeks and is looking sharp. He's jumping out of his skin to play."

The 34-year-old Solomona was not expected to return until July but has been given the go-ahead to resume full training and Smith expects him to be back playing next month.

"The first reports were July but he worked really hard," he said. "He's a strong guy and he's healed well. He's done all the right things. He's a real positive person."

The former Wakefield and Bradford Bulls forward is among a host of Warrington players out of contract at the end of the season and is determined to win a new deal.

"He's off contract at the end of the year so in a short period of time he's going to try and prove some points," added Smith. "That's extra motivation for him.

"For him to come back and almost start his season is quite exciting for us. He's got some of the X factor that not a lot of people in the game have got.

"We're all delighted for Dave because he's such a big influence on and off the field. He's a big part of our culture here and he has a big impact on us."

The return of the injured trio leaves only half-back Richie Myler and hooker Michael Monaghan on the casualty list.

Myler, originally sidelined with an abductor problem, is facing another two to three weeks out after undergoing a hernia operation while Monaghan is thought to be a week away from recovering from a knee injury.

Mon January 16, 2012

Solomona suffers broken leg

Thu June 9, 2011

Warrington re-sign Carvell, Bridge and Solomona

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2011 engage English Super League

Warrington Wolves 
23 games; 4 tries, 16 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [12 Feb 11] L 18-28 v Huddersfield. [BE] 
[View] Round 2 [20 Feb 11] W 24-22 v Hull KR (H). [LK] 
[View] Round 3 [25 Feb 11] W 25-18 v St Helens (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 4 [05 Mar 11] W 40-24 v Leeds (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 5 [11 Mar 11] W 22-6 v Wakefield (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 6 [20 Mar 11] W 82-6 v Harlequins (H). [BE] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 7 [25 Mar 11] W 24-6 v Wigan (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 8 [03 Apr 11] L 20-22 v Catalans (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 9 [08 Apr 11] L 10-29 v Huddersfield (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 10 [15 Apr 11] W 64-6 v Crusaders (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 12 [25 Apr 11] L 10-24 v Hull FC (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 13 [01 May 11] W 58-14 v Bradford (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 14 [13 May 11] W 62-0 v Castleford (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [27 May 11] W 42-6 v Leeds (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 16 [03 Jun 11] W 56-16 v Crusaders (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 17 [12 Jun 11] L 16-18 v Salford City (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 18 [19 Jun 11] W 46-16 v Hull KR (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 19 [24 Jun 11] W 35-28 v St Helens (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 20 [01 Jul 11] W 48-18 v Castleford (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 21 [08 Jul 11] W 28-16 v Huddersfield (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 24 [14 Aug 11] W 66-12 v Wakefield (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 25 [20 Aug 11] W 25-12 v Catalans (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 27 [09 Sep 11] W 34-12 v Hull FC (A). [BE] 
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2010 engage English Super League

Warrington Wolves 
26 games; 9 tries, 36 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [07 Feb 10] W 58-0 v Harlequins (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 3 [20 Feb 10] L 20-22 v Wigan (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 4 [28 Feb 10] W 14-10 v Huddersfield (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 5 [07 Mar 10] W 46-12 v Crusaders (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [13 Mar 10] W 33-8 v Bradford (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 7 [19 Mar 10] L 18-28 v St Helens (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 8 [26 Mar 10] W 32-16 v Wakefield (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 9 [02 Apr 10] W 32-2 v Salford City (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [05 Apr 10] W 29-10 v Hull FC (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 11 [11 Apr 10] L 16-36 v Hull KR (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 12 [25 Apr 10] W 40-6 v Les Catalans (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 13 - Magic Weekend [01 May 10] W 68-16 v Salford City. [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 14 [14 May 10] L 16-26 v Leeds (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 15 [23 May 10] W 36-20 v Huddersfield (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 16 [04 Jun 10] W 27-10 v Salford City (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 17 [11 Jun 10] W 35-16 v Hull KR (H). [LK] 
[View] Round 18 [19 Jun 10] W 40-28 v Bradford (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 19 [27 Jun 10] L 30-37 v Leeds (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 20 [04 Jul 10] W 30-10 v Crusaders (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [11 Jul 10] W 54-30 v Castleford (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [16 Jul 10] W 23-16 v Wigan (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 23 [24 Jul 10] L 28-29 v Catalans (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 24 [31 Jul 10] L 24-26 v St Helens (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 26 [20 Aug 10] W 36-18 v Hull FC (H). [BE] 
[View] Finals Week 1 [10 Sep 10] L 12-28 v St Helens (A). [BE] 
[View] Finals Week 2 [18 Sep 10] L 22-34 v Huddersfield (H). [BE] 
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2009 engage English Super League

Bradford Bulls 
4 games; 2 tries, 8 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [15 Feb 09] D 13-13 v Hull KR (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 9 [13 Apr 09] L 22-24 v Wakefield (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 10 [17 Apr 09] L 22-58 v Warrington (H). [BE] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 11 [24 Apr 09] W 34-30 v St Helens (A). [SR] 
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2008 World Cup

Samoa 
2 games; 1 tries, 4 points. 
		 [View] Pool C [05 Nov 08] L 16-34 v Ireland. [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Pool C [31 Oct 08] W 20-12 v Tonga. [SR] 
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2008 engage English Super League

Bradford Bulls 
21 games; 5 tries, 20 points. 
		 [View] Round 6 [16 Mar 08] W 23-10 v Warrington (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 7 [20 Mar 08] L 2-44 v Leeds (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 8 [24 Mar 08] W 32-24 v Harlequins (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [30 Mar 08] W 50-4 v Castleford (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 11 [13 Apr 08] L 18-20 v Hull KR (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 12 [27 Apr 08] W 26-12 v Wigan (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 13 [03 May 08] L 26-40 v Leeds. [SR] 
[View] Round 14 [18 May 08] W 46-24 v Castleford (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 15 [23 May 08] L 14-30 v Leeds (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 16 [08 Jun 08] L 16-24 v Les Catalans (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 17 [13 Jun 08] L 20-58 v St Helens (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 18 [22 Jun 08] W 36-22 v Hull FC (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 19 [29 Jun 08] W 40-20 v Hull KR (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 20 [06 Jul 08] L 24-25 v Huddersfield (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 21 [11 Jul 08] L 28-32 v Warrington (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 22 [20 Jul 08] W 24-10 v Wakefield (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 23 [03 Aug 08] L 24-36 v Harlequins (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 25 [17 Aug 08] W 42-14 v Hull FC (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 26 [25 Aug 08] W 42-18 v Hull KR (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 27 [06 Sep 08] W 18-16 v Castleford (A). [BE] 
[View] Finals Week 1 [12 Sep 08] L 14-30 v Wigan (A). [SR] 
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2007 engage English Super League

Bradford Bulls 
28 games; 12 tries, 48 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [11 Feb 07] W 18-14 v Huddersfield (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [18 Feb 07] W 36-20 v Warrington (A). [SR]
[View] Round 3 [24 Feb 07] W 32-28 v Wigan (H). [SR]
[View] Round 4 [02 Mar 07] L 22-34 v St Helens (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 5 [11 Mar 07] W 56-18 v Salford City (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [17 Mar 07] W 36-22 v Harlequins (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 7 [25 Mar 07] L 22-29 v Les Catalans (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 8 [05 Apr 07] L 14-18 v Leeds (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 9 [09 Apr 07] W 36-24 v Wakefield (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [15 Apr 07] W 52-22 v Hull KR (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [20 Apr 07] W 32-22 v Hull FC (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 12 [29 Apr 07] W 36-24 v Warrington (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 13 [06 May 07] L 38-42 v Leeds. [SR] 
[View] Round 14 [18 May 07] L 12-36 v Huddersfield (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 15 [27 May 07] W 44-18 v Harlequins (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 16 [02 Jun 07] W 28-20 v Catalans (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 17 [17 Jun 07] W 34-8 v Hull FC (H). [F8] 
[View] Round 18 [29 Jun 07] W 38-14 v Leeds (A). [F8] 
[View] Round 19 [06 Jul 07] L 18-25 v Wigan (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 20 [13 Jul 07] W 10-4 v St Helens (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 21 [21 Jul 07] L 10-14 v Salford City (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 22 [05 Aug 07] W 38-24 v Wakefield (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [12 Aug 07] W 28-10 v Hull KR (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 24 [19 Aug 07] L 22-26 v Huddersfield (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [02 Sep 07] D 16-16 v Leeds (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 26 [09 Sep 07] W 40-8 v Catalans (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 27 [14 Sep 07] L 10-20 v Hull FC (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week 1 [21 Sep 07] L 30-31 v Wigan (H). [SR] 12 Pts; 3t
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2006 International Test Matches

New Zealand 
1 games; [View] XXXX Test [27 Jun 06] L 14-46 v Great Britain (A). [SR]
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2006 engage English Super League

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 
27 games; 8 tries, 32 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [12 Feb 06] L 14-20 v Bradford (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 2 [19 Feb 06] L 14-40 v Hull FC (A). [SR] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 3 [25 Feb 06] W 26-6 v Harlequins (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 4 [04 Mar 06] L 16-18 v Huddersfield (H). [SR] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 5 [11 Mar 06] L 10-48 v Salford City (A). [SR]
[View] Round 6 [19 Mar 06] L 20-28 v Hull (H). [SR]
[View] Round 8 [07 Apr 06] W 40-14 v Wigan (H). [SR]
[View] Round 9 [14 Apr 06] W 34-26 v Castleford (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [17 Apr 06] L 24-36 v Hull FC (A). [SR]
[View] Round 11 [23 Apr 06] W 42-22 v Harlequins (H). [SR]
[View] Round 12 [28 Apr 06] L 8-34 v St Helens (A). [SR]
[View] Round 13 [05 May 06] L 12-26 v Salford City (A). [SR]
[View] Round 14 [13 May 06] W 10-8 v Wigan (H). [SR]
[View] Round 15 [27 May 06] L 20-28 v Les Catalans (A). [SR]
[View] Round 16 [11 Jun 06] L 18-36 v Salford City (H). [SR]
[View] Round 17 [18 Jun 06] W 17-16 v Warrington (A). [SR]
[View] Round 18 [23 Jun 06] L 20-36 v Leeds (A). [SR]
[View] Round 19 [02 Jul 06] L 36-52 v St Helens (H). [BE]
[View] Round 20 [07 Jul 06] L 24-42 v Wigan (A). [SR] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 21 [16 Jul 06] L 20-26 v Huddersfield (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [21 Jul 06] L 20-42 v Bradford (H). [SR]
[View] Round 23 [05 Aug 06] W 18-0 v Castleford (A). [SR]
[View] Round 24 [13 Aug 06] W 34-14 v Les Catalans (H). [LK]
[View] Round 25 [18 Aug 06] L 12-14 v Leeds (H). [LK]
[View] Round 26 [01 Sep 06] L 12-34 v St Helens (A). [SR]
[View] Round 27 [08 Sep 06] W 20-12 v Bradford (A). [SR]
[View] Round 28 [16 Sep 06] W 29-17 v Castleford (H). [SR] 
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2005 Tri-Nations Test Series

New Zealand 
5 games; [View] Tri-Nations Match 1 [15 Oct 05] W 38-28 v Australia (A). [BE]
[View] Tri-Nations Match 2 [21 Oct 05] L 26-28 v Australia (H). [SR]
[View] Tri-Nations Match 3 [29 Oct 05] W 42-26 v Great Britain (A). [SR]
  Judiciary: Dangerous Throw. Guilty - One match suspension and 500 pound fine
[View] Tri-Nations Match 5 [12 Nov 05] L 12-38 v Great Britain (A). [SR]
[View] Tri-Nations Final [26 Nov 05] W 24-0 v Australia. [BE]
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2005 English Super League

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 
20 games; 4 tries, 16 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [13 Feb 05] W 28-16 v Bulls (A). [BE]
[View] Round 2 [19 Feb 05] W 18-16 v Wigan (H). [BE]
[View] Round 4 [06 Mar 05] W 38-26 v Leigh (H). [SR]
[View] Round 5 [13 Mar 05] L 33-36 v Hull (A). [SR]
[View] Round 6 [19 Mar 05] L 16-64 v St Helens (A). [SR]
[View] Round 7 [25 Mar 05] L 20-42 v Huddersfield (H). [SR]
[View] Round 8 [28 Mar 05] W 44-28 v Rhinos (A). [SR]
[View] Round 16 [05 Jun 05] W 36-24 v Salford (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 17 [10 Jun 05] L 6-70 v Rhinos (H). [SR]
[View] Round 18 [19 Jun 05] L 22-40 v Huddersfield (A). [SR]
[View] Round 19 [03 Jul 05] L 26-38 v St Helens (H). [SR]
[View] Round 20 [10 Jul 05] W 44-34 v Bulls (H). [SR]
[View] Round 21 [17 Jul 05] W 44-18 v Widnes (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [22 Jul 05] W 34-28 v Wigan (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [07 Aug 05] L 12-44 v Huddersfield (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [12 Aug 05] L 4-60 v St Helens (A). [SR]
[View] Round 25 [19 Aug 05] L 0-37 v Salford (A). [SR]
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 05] W 46-6 v Widnes (H). [SR]
[View] Round 27 [11 Sep 05] L 30-32 v Hull (H). [SR]
[View] Round 28 [16 Sep 05] L 26-34 v Rhinos (A). [SR]
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Solomona, David

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