Warrington drop Richie Myler from Challenge Cup final against Leeds

Warrington have sprung a major surprise ahead of tomorrow's Challenge Cup final against Leeds by omitting Richie Myler, the England scrum-half who became the most expensive teenager in rugby league history when he joined the Wolves for £200,000 from Salford last year. The Warrington coach, Tony Smith, revealed at the pre-match Wembley walkabout that the 20-year-old Myler has been squeezed out by his decision to include three hookers – Jon Clarke, Mickey Higham and Michael Monaghan – in his 17-man squad. Monaghan, the Australian who won the Lance Todd Trophy as man of the match in last year's cup final win against Huddersfield, will start at scrum-half with Clarke at hooker and Higham on the interchange bench. "It was a difficult decision but Richie has taken it well," Smith said. "I'm sure he's going to play in plenty of big games in the rest of his career, and I gave him reassurances about that. With everyone fit and healthy and in good form, we were always going to have tough calls to make."