VIDEO INTERVIEW: Spots are still up for grabs, insists Wigan Warriors boss Adrian Lam

A young side will take on London Skolars in the annual Capital Challenge tomorrow (2pm), with a more experienced line-up facing Salford two days later.

Lam plans to use the majority of his senior squad – resting Sean O'Loughlin and Taulima Tautai – to give the players vital game-time ahead of their blockbuster Super League opener at St Helens on January 31.

Some players, such as Joe Bullock and Romain Navarrete, will back up and play in both matches.

Lam said: “I’ve given the team and the squad all of our structures that we need to do and depending on what the weather is depends on what style of rugby we’ll play.

“We’re hoping there are good conditions so we can get that on – but more importantly I think it’s an opportunity for the players, especially the fringe players, to show to me that they’re to be taken seriously.

“We have an opportunity for a few spots. I’ve communicated to the players that there’ll be spots (up for grabs).

“So the younger ones will be going into the London Skolars game and the Salford game on Sunday wanting to play well.

“It’s an opportunity for the players to show me they belong in the squad.”

Both matches kick-off at 2pm and, with many of his front-line players expected to miss the following week’s trip to Barrow, Sunday’s match at Salford could be the only chance to see Lam’s top squad in action before the trip to Saints.

Wigan XIII squad to face London Skolars: Joe Brown, Joe Bullock, Liam Byrne, Morgan Escaré, Callum Field, Ryan Forshaw, Liam Forsyth, Josh Ganson, Sam Halsall, Chris Hankinson, Samy Kibula, Ben Kilner, Craig Mullen, Romain Navarrete, Oliver Partington, Max Roberts, Aiden Roden, Jake Sculthorpe, Jake Shorrocks, Joe Shorrocks, Harry Smith, Morgan Smithies, James Worthington.

Wigan squad to face Salford: Joe Bullock, Liam Byrne, Tony Clubb, Tom Davies, Morgan Escaré, Liam Farrell, Benny Flower, Oliver Gildart, Joe Greenwood, Gabe Hamlin, Chris Hankinson, Zak Hardaker, Willie Isa, Tommy Leuluai, Dom Manfredi, Liam Marshall, Romain Navarrete, Liam Paisley, Oliver Partington, Sam Powell, Jarrod Sammut, Dan Sarginson, Jake Shorrocks, George Williams.