Number seven shirt left vacant as Warrington announce squad numbers
Warrington have announced their squad numbers for the 2023 Super League campaign, leaving the seven shirt vacant.
The club have been linked with Catalans half-back Josh Drinkwater for next season. The Australian half-back has been told by the Dragons that he is free to leave the French outfit.
In the biggest change, Stefan Ratchford has received the number four shirt for the upcoming campaign under head coach Daryl Powell.
James Harrison has been promoted to shirt number eight, replacing Joe Philbin, who will wear shirt number 15. Josh Thewlis has been rewarded with number two, and Matty Nicholson shirt number 12.
NRL recruit Paul Vaughan has received shirt number 10, with Josh McGuire given 13 following the departure of captain Jack Hughes.
Sam Kasiano (14) and Gil Dudson (17) have also been recruited by the Halliwell Jones Stadium side for the 2023 campaign.
Ellis Longstaff, who spent the end of last season on loan at Hull, has shirt number 33.
Warrington announce squad numbers
1 Matt Dufty
2 Josh Thewlis
3 Peter Mata’utia
4 Stefan Ratchford
5 Matty Ashton
6 George Williams
7
8 James Harrison
9 Daryl Clark
10 Paul Vaughan
11 Ben Currie
12 Matty Nicholson
13 Josh McGuire
14 Sam Kasiano
15 Joe Philbin
16 Danny Walker
17 Gil Dudson
18 Tom Mikaele
19 Joe Bullock
20 Connor Wrench
21 Greg Minikin
22 Riley Dean
23 Tom Whitehead
24 Luke Thomas
25 Leon Hayes
26 Adam Holroyd
27 Aiden Doolan
28 Jack Darbyshire
29 Josh Lynch
30 Jake Thewlis
31 Jamie Reddecliff
32 Bobby Shingler
33 Ellis Longstaff
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