Trio set to return for Wire's Cas clash, but two to miss out
Head coach Sam Burgess said scrum-half Marc Sneyd and hooker Sam Powell are in line to play, and he indicated there is a strong chance of a return for second-rower Lachlan Fitzgibbon too.
He also said Paul Vaughan and Toby King are 'tracking well' and added: 'Whether I play them or not I'll see.'
However, such is life at The Wire at the moment, it is a couple in and a couple out – with neither Oli Leyland or Jordan Crowther in consideration.
Both Leyland and Crowther were scheduled to have scans this afternoon.
Leyland limped out of the action against Hull KR last Friday after 10 minutes with a knee injury and Crowther succumbed to an ankle issue in the late stages.
While ruling both out of contention this week, Burgess remains hopeful that Crowther could regain fitness in time for Wembley.
The news does not look good for Leyland though.
'They're both getting scanned this afternoon. With it being a bank holiday Monday, we could only get them in today.
'Jordy's actually pulled up pretty good, so that's good. He won't play this week but depending on what the results say, he's a chance for next week which is good.
'Oli's not looking great, he's not presenting very well, but let's wait and see what the results of the scans say.'
More: What Sam Burgess said after George Williams trained today
Sneyd and Powell both missed the Round 12 defeat to table toppers Hull KR and Burgess said the decision to leave them out was more than for precautionary measures.
'We had a five-day turnaround from the Wakey game. Sneyd took a bang on the head and it just didn't feel he'd recovered quickly enough,' said Burgess.
'And Sam couldn't quite make it. I reckon if we'd had an eight-day turnaround he'd have played, but it was just too hard on a five-dayer.
'They wouldn't have been able to do a good job and it would probably have injured them further.
'It's a bit of a balancing act.
'But we're getting a couple back now so we'll be a little bit stronger.
'It's nice to get a couple in because we've been really thin the last few weeks.
'We get some senior players back which will be good for the group.'
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