Wolves boss Tony Smith has handed 19-year-old Gareth O'Brien his Super League debut against Castleford Tigers at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, kick off 8pm.

The young playmaker obviously impressed Smith with his performance against the Championship One team Keighley Cougars last week, where he made a scoring debut in the Challenge Cup fourth round fixture.

He partners Lee Briers in the halves for an almost full strength Wolves side, that sees Matt King and Joel Monaghan start on each wing, joined by Chris Bridge and Ryan Atkins respectively.

Garreth Carvell is named in the front row, as Paul Wood drops back to the bench after a number of consecutive starts.

Louis Anderson and Ben Westwood return to action in the back row, after watching last week's Challenge Cup match from the sidelines, while Simon Grix is named at loose forward.

Wolves: Brett Hodgson; Joel Monaghan, Chris Bridge, Ryan Atkins, Matt King; Lee Briers, Gareth O'Brien; Adrian Morley, Michael Monaghan, Garreth Carvell, Louis Anderson, Ben Westwood, Simon Grix. Subs: Mickey Higham, Paul Wood, Mike Cooper, David Solomona.

Tigers: Richie Mathers; Kirk Dixon, Ryan McGoldrick, Joe Arundel, Richard Owen; Rangi Chase, Danny Orr; Paul Jackson, Ryan Hudson, Nick Fozzard, Brett Ferres, Stuart Jones, Martin Aspinwall. Subs: Jake Emmitt, Adam Milner, Nathan Massey, Dean Widders.