Roosters ready for conflict between WCC and Wigan

Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson confirmed he would line up the most powerful team available for the World Club Challenge vs Wigan.

The Roosters are gearing up for the Monday morning clash (6:00 AEDT) against the Super League champions in Paris and will arrive in Manchester on Thursday night with the goal of equaling Wigan's record of four world titles.

The back half Cooper Cronk will debut for the first time since shoulder surgery with Luke Keary to occupy fifth place, which means that there will be no room for him. Lachlan Lam's team, the son of Wigan's coach, Adrian Lam.

Latrell Mitchell is not available because of his participation in Indigenous All Stars. Ryan Hall continues his rehabilitation following an ACL operation.

This should allow veteran Brett Morris to make his debut on the wing.

"Clearly, Latrell is not here, but it will be a full-fledged team," said Robinson at AAP, at the French National Sports Institute, which served as a base of training the team all this week.

"Cooper is fully recovered, he's been in touch for a while.

"It's a two-month recovery and he had an operation in October and was back in January.

"It was just to make that contact and he did it for five or six weeks."

"We brought Lachlan with us because we give him a high regard, but it will be very difficult for him to start against Wigan, but I'm sure his time will come."

The NRL premiers had a stinging match against Toulouse's second division team in the Super League on Wednesday, followed by an afternoon of defensive practice in the theaters between the two teams led by the coach. defender Craig Fitzgibbon.

Toulouse is the club where Robinson has made his way as a coach and it's a city that is close to his heart since it's where he met his wife and where they will eventually return with their three children.

On Tuesday, Robinson brought his players to the site of the Battle of the Somme, where thousands of ANZACS lost their lives during the First World War.

"We went to Pozieres, Villers Bretonneux and Le Hamel, where a lot of ANZACS fought," Robinson said.

"Many of the things we have to do in Australia and lead the lives we lead are due to the choices people made over 100 years ago.

"We are here to offer rugby league fans every weekend and we are proud of it.

"But our job this week is to train men, turn them into people and role models, and open their eyes to things that have shaped our world.

"It's important to offer this and when you can do both, you have to seize this opportunity."