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World Cup in the country.

He won three Super League titles with Wigan between 2011 and 2018 and has an overall win rate of 68 per cent as a coach.

Stuff understand­s one of the stipulatio­ns for any coach wanting the Warriors job is to have won at least 50 per cent of their games as a coach.

Wane, 55, has long held an ambition to coach in the NRL and has been linked to a move to the Warriors when the job has come up previously.

Ryles is the bolter on the shortlist, having never had a head coaching job in the past.

The former Kangaroo and NSW representa­tive is an assistant

What: NRL, Titans v Warriors

Where, when: Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast; 8pm tonight

Referee: Chris Butler

Titans: Corey Thompson, Anthony Don, Beau Fermor, Bryce Cartwright, Treymain Spry, Ashly Taylor, Jamal Fogarty; Moeaki Fotuaika, Erin Clark, Jaimin Jolliffe, Sam Stone, Keegan Hipgrave, Jai Arrow. Interchang­e (from): Tanah Boyd, Sam Lisone, Tyrone Peachey, Jarrod Wallace, Jai Whitbread, Nathan Peats, Greg Leleisiuao, Tyrone Roberts.

Warriors: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, David Fusitu’a, Patrick Herbert, Peta Hiku, Ken Maumalo, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Blake Green; Jamayne Taunoa-Brown, Wayde Egan, Adam Blair, Jack Murchie, Tohu Harris, Karl Lawton. Interchang­e (from): Agnatius Paasi, Jack Hetheringt­on, Isaiah Papali’i, Jazz Tevaga, Lachlan Burr, Gerard Beale, King Vuniyayawa, Adam Pompey. coach at the Storm. It was announced in January that he will join Eddie Jones as a skills coach with the England rugby team after the NRL season, so if he is in the running for the Warriors’ job, something must have happened.

Two names not on the list are Geoff Toovey, who said he would put his hand up, and former Broncos and Panthers coach Anthony Griffin.

Stuff understand­s Griffin was one of the names being mentioned by the selection panel.

‘‘We haven’t spoken to any individual­s yet, but we’ve begun building profiles on everyone and criteria,’’ George said.

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