Wakefield Trinity: Chester is ready to juggle his squad

WAKEFIELD TRINITY coach Chris Chester admits he will have to perform a balancing act this weekend as his side prepare for two huge games in five days.
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Trinity are at home to Castleford Tigers on Thursday and visit Hull on Easter Monday. Chester has a largely healthy squad to choose from and will name his initial 19 for the Castleford game today.

“I’m going to have to get my thinking cap on and have a look at the squad and team for this weekend,” he said.

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“Thursday is a big derby game and we want our best team out there, but I’m mindful we have another game four days later.

“There will be a bit of rotation and I will give some guys a run-out this week.”

Chester said Joe Arundel, Kyle Wood and Mason Caton-Brown are all likely to be recalled for at least one of the Easter matches.

Ben Jones-Bishop suffered what Chester described as a bad dead-leg against Warrington. Bill Tupou sustained a similar injury, though that is less severe.

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He is also hopeful David Fifita will be available after his late withdrawal from the side which lost at Warrington.

Fifita has a groin problem and Chester said: “He didn’t pull through the warm-up. “It wasn’t worth risking him, especially with the period we’ve got coming up.”