GET ready for war in Super League IV. Deputy sports editor Phil Howarth checks out Warrington's opponents.

Bradford Bulls looked overseas for their strengthening, bringing in Balmain's Michael Withers, Cronulla's Nick Zisti and Canberra's David Boyle.

But the big headline maker was the capture of New Zealander Henry Paul from Wigan to link up with his brother Robbie, the Bulls' skipper.

Graeme Bradley, Paul Medley, Sonny Nickle and Matt Calland are four to have left Odsal.

Bulls squad: 1, Robbie Paul; 2. Tevita Vaikona; 3. Danny Peacock; 4, Nathan McEvoy; 5, Michael Withers; 6, Henry Paul; 7, Paul Deacon; 8, Neil Harmon; 9, James Lowes; 10, Paul Anderson; 11, Jeremy Donougher; 12, Mike Forshaw; 13, Steve McNamara; 14, Nick Zisti; 15, David Boyle; 16, Warren Jowitt; 17, Leon Pryce; 18, Lee Radford; 19, Jamie Peacock; 20, Scott Naylor; 22, Brian McDermott; 23, Bernard Dwyer; 24, Stephen Thomas; 28, Stuart Spruce; 29, Stuart Fielden.

Castleford Tigers coach Stuart Raper looked close to home when bolstering his squad, his kid brother Aaron will fill the hooking role.

Former Wolf Mike Eagar will fill in at centre for the departed Barrie-Jon Mather, who switched codes to join Sale RU.

Australians James Pickering and Dale Fritz should give the Tigers some extra backbone.

Tigers squad: 1, Jason Flowers; 2, Richard Gay; 3, Michael Eagar; 4, Francis Maloney; 5, Jon Wells; 6, Danny Orr; 7, Brad Davis; 8, James Pickering; 9, Aaron Raper; 10, Dean Sampson; 11, Lee Harland; 12, Dale Fritz; 13, Adrian Vowles; 14, Nathan Sykes; 15, Danny Ellison; 16, Darren Rogers; 17, Gael Tallec; 18, Ian Tonks; 19, Paul Smith; 20, Gareth Dobson; 21, Andy Lynch; 22, Andy Hill.

Gateshead Thunder are the dark horses with their squad almost entirely made up of southern hemisphere players for their first season.

Coach Shaun McRae has a proven pedigree as a winner with St. Helens but it remains to be seen how quickly he can forge a tight outfit from a squad that only started training together in January.

Thunder squad: 1, Ben Sammut; 2, Matt Daylight; 3, Deon Bird; 4, Craig Simon; 5, Ian Herron; 6, Will Robinson; 7, Willie Peters; 8, Danny Lee; 9, Kerrod Walters; 10, Luke Felsch; 11, Craig Wilson; 12, Andrew Hick; 13, Tony Grimaldi; 14, Steve Collins; 15, David Maiden; 16, Adam Maher; 17, Brett Grogan; 18, Sean Allwood; 19, Brett Green; 20, Russell Hugill; 21, Richard Allwood; 22, Brian Carney; 23, Stuart Singleton.

Halifax Blue Sox caught a few teams off guard to finish third in Super League last year so it could be all the harder this time round.

John Pendlebury has bolstered his squad with the arrival of Paul Broadbent, Graham Holroyd and Darryl Cardiss to offset the loss of Fereti Tuilagi and Karl Harrison.

Blue Sox squad: 1, Damian Gibson; 2, Nick Pinkney; 3, Oliver Marns; 4, Kelvin Skerrett; 5, Andy Craig; 6, Graham Holroyd; 7, Gavin Clinch; 8, Paul Broadbent; 9, Paul Rowley; 10, Des Clark; 11, Gary Mercer; 12, Craig Randall; 13, Martin Moana; 14, Daryl Cardiss; 17, Richard Marshall; 19, David Bouveng; 20, Andy Hobson; 21, Danny Seal; 22, Carl Gillespie; 23, Danny Fearon; 24, Chris Chester; 25, Michael Slicker; 26, Jamie Bloem.

Huddersfield Giants are ready to stand tall after suffering the ignominy of being the whipping boys of 1998.

Coach Malcolm Reilly, having returned to Britain from a highly successful spell with Newcastle Knights, has gutted last year's squad to bring in 11 new players, including John Bentley and Nigel Wright.

Giants squad: 1, Danny Arnold; 2, John Bentley; 3, Jim Lenihan; 4, Paul Loughlin; 5, Andy Cheetham; 6, Craig Weston; 7, Bobbie Goulding; 8, Nick Fozzard; 9, Danny Russell; 10, Basil Richards; 11, David Boughton; 12, Matt Sturm; 13, Andrew Tangata-toa; 14, Nigel Wright; 15, Joe Berry; 16, Paul Cook; 17, Ian Pickavance; 18, Jon Neill; 19, Tony Bowes; 20, Dave King; 21, Ryan Hudson; 22, Steve Booth; 23, James Bunyan; 24, Mark Moxon; 25, Shane Byrne; 26, James Fielden; 27, Adrian Moore.

Hull Sharks are another club to undergo major personnel changes after a frustrating season last year.

The decision to let Alan Hunte come to Warrington without a fee surprised many and the alleged 'poaching' of Lee Radford by Bradford angered coach Peter Walsh.

However, Walsh has made some wise signings with Stephen Holgate and Steve Barrow both coming from Wigan.

Sharks squad: 1, Steve Prescott; 2, David Baildon; 3, Matt Calland; 4, Graeme Hallas; 5, Fili Seru; 6, Gary Lester; 7, Craig Murdock; 8, Steve Craven; 9, Andrew Purcell; 10, Martin Hall; 11, Simon Booth; 12, Matt Schultz; 13, Karl Harrison; 14, Richard Wilson; 16, Jim Leatham; 17, Stephen Holgate; 20, Steve Barrow; 21, Robert Roberts; 22, Jamie Smith; 23, Logan Campbell; 25, Andy Ireland; 29, Michael Smith; 30, Rob Nolan.

All eyes are on Leeds Rhinos after some outstanding performances in 1998 and a 12-man victory over Wigan in the Challenge Cup last month.

Young players like Iestyn Harris, Adrian Morley, Francis Cummins and Marcus St. Hilaire can only get better with experience. Coach Graham Murray has signed up half back Karl Pratt and hooker Lee Jackson.

Rhinos squad: 1, Iestyn Harris; 2, Paul Sterling; 3, Richie Blackmore; 4, Brad Godden; 5, Francis Cummins; 7, Ryan Sheridan; 8, Martin Masella; 9, Lee Jackson; 10, Barrie McDermott; 11, Adrian Morley; 12, Marc Glanville; 13, Daryl Powell; 14, Marcus St. Hilaire; 15, Darren Fleary; 16, Andy Hay; 17, Anthony Farrell; 18, Marvin Golden; 19, Dean Lawford; 20, Jamie Mathiou; 21, Terry Newton; 22, Leroy Rivett; 24, Karl Pratt; 25, Kevin Sinfield; 26, Adam Hughes; 27, Jamie Field.

Upheaval and injury led to a disappointing season for London Broncos in Super League III.

But with Shaun Edwards back in the fold and useful signings in Greg Fleming, Karle Hammond and Darren Bradstreet, the Stoop should witness some exciting times.

Broncos squad: 1, Tulsen Tollett; 2, Rob Smyth; 3, Chris Ryan; 4, Greg Fleming; 5, Martin Offiah; 6, Karle Hammond; 7, Shaun Edwards; 8, Grant Young; 9, Peter Gill; 10, Darren Bradstreet; 11, Shane Millard; 12, Steele Retchless; 13, Mat Toshack, 14, Brett Warton; 15, Dean Callaway; 17, Glen Air; 18, Ed Jennings; 19, Dominic Peters; 20, Ady Spencer; 21, Wayne Sykes; 22, John Timu; 23, Robbie Simpson; 25, James Brooks; 26, Robbie Beazley.

New coach Ellery Hanley has promised to add some extra toughness to the St. Helens squad.

Fereti Tuilagi and Kevin Iro are exciting signings for the fans and the side should remain the inventive, attacking force of the past.

But Hanley's real challenge lies in trying to impose reliable defensive discipline.

Saints squad: 1, Paul Atcheson; 2, Fereti Tuilagi; 3, Kevin Iro; 4, Paul Newlove; 5, Anthony Sullivan; 7, Sean Long; 8, Apollo Perelini; 9, Kieron Cunningham; 10, Julian O'Neill; 11, Chris Joynt; 12, Paul Davidson; 13, Paul Sculthorpe; 14, Chris Smith; 15, Phil Adamson; 16, Vila Matautia; 17, Andy Leatham; 18, Andy Haigh; 19, Anthony Stewart; 20, Tommy Martyn; 21, Sonny Nickle; 23, John Hamilton; 24, Steve Hall; 25, Mark Edmondson; 26, Paul Wellens; 27, Gareth Price; 28, Jason Johnson, 30, Scott Barrow.

Coach Andy Gregory endured a torrid year in 1998 but his wholesale refit of the Salford Reds squad should put them on a safer footing.

Giant Hudson Smith made an immediate impression when he starred in their defeat of Challenge Cup holders Sheffield.

Reds squad: 1, Gary Broadbent; 2, Joey Hayes; 3, Paul Carige; 4, Garen Casey; 5, Bobby Thompson; 6, Steven Blakeley; 7, Martin Crompton; 8, Neil Baynes; 9, Malcolm Alker; 10, Craig Makin; 11, Hudson Smith; 12, Darren Brown; 13, David Hulme; 14, David Bradbury; 15, Paul Highton; 16, Scott Martin; 17, Mark Lee; 18, Esene Faimalo; 19, Joe Faimalo; 20, Simon Svabic; 21, Robert Russell; 22, Stuart Littler; 23, Iain Marsh; 24, Rick Helliwell; 25, Paul Southern; 26, Carl Briggs; 27, Gareth Hewitt; 28, Mark Johnson.

Sheffield Eagles will be looking for the consistency that evaded them last year.

Losing their Challenge Cup crown at the first attempt was a bitter pill for coach John Kear to swallow and he will be looking for better things from new signings Martin Pearson, Daio Powell and Simon Baldwin, all Halifax, plus Australians Jeff Hardy and Karl Lovell.

Eagles squad: 1, Waisale Sovatabua; 2, Dale Cordoza; 3, Karl Lovell; 4, Keith Senior; 5, Bright Sodje; 6, Matt Crowther; 7, Mark Aston; 14, Gareth Stephens; 18, Daio Powell; 20, Martin Pearson; 22, Dave Watson; 8, Steve Molloy; 9, Johnny Lawless; 10, Dale Laughton; 11, Jeff Hardy; 12, Darren Shaw; 13, Marcus Vassilakopoulos; 15, Darren Turner; 16, Paul Anderson; 17, Michael Jackson; 19, Rod Doyle; 21, Simon Baldwin; 23, Ricky Wright.

Wigan Warriors have bid farewell to hugely experienced pros in Robbie McCormack, Mark Bell and Henry Paul.

But coach John Monie expects nothing less than success and stand off Greg Florimo and hooker Mark Reber should both prove useful signings.

Their departure from the Challenge Cup at the hands of Leeds has left them smarting.

Warriors squad: 1, Kris Radlinski; 2, Jason Robinson; 3, Danny Moore; 4, Gary Connolly; 5, Paul Johnson; 6, Greg Florimo; 7, Tony Smith; 8, Neil Cowie; 9, Jon Clarke; 10, Tony Mestrov; 11, Denis Betts; 12, Simon Haughton; 13, Andrew Farrell; 14, Mick Cassidy; 15, Mark Reber; 16, Terry O'Connor; 17, Andrew Johnson; 18, Wes Davies; 19, Andrew Isherwood; 20, Lee Gilmour; 21, Dwayne West; 23, Brett Goldspink.

A tough season lies ahead for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats as they try to make the step up from Division One to Super League.

Only nine of last year's squad have been retained with 16 new faces flooding in. Refurbishment work is also expected on the club's Belle Vue ground.

Half back Tony Kemp was a valuable signing from Leeds.

Wildcats squad: 1, Andy Hodgson; 2, Lynton Stott; 3, Adrian Brunker; 4, Vince Fawcett; 5, Kevin Crowthers; 6, Shane Kenward; 7, Glen Tomlinson; 8, Francis Stephenson; 9, Ian Talbot; 10, Frank Watene; 11, Gary Price; 12, Willie Poching; 13, Tony Kemp; 14, Martin Holland; 15, Wayne McDonald; 16, Andy Fisher; 17, Sean Richardson; 18, Paul March; 19, Roy Southernwood; 20, Graham Law; 21, David March; 22, Paul Jackson; 23, Steve Watene; 24, Neil Law.

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