Chris Wainwright is out of the Keighley Cougars' trip to Gateshead Thunder tomorrow with a knee injury.

Karl Smith returns to the squad as cover in the threequarters.

Also doubtful are Richard Merville and Ricki Helliwell, also with knee injuries. Both are rated as no better than 60-40 to make the Cougars' last league game of the season. Danny Ekis is set for at least a place on the bench.

Paul Moses has been running training this week as Gary Moorby is away on business, and the assistant coach knows that a good performance will probably mean the Cougars still finishing third but beginning the preparation for the play-offs which will probably see the Cougars at home to the team finishing sixth next weekend.

Moses said last night: "It looks like we'll finish third, since on paper we have a tougher game than either Chorley or Sheffield. Gates-head can cause an upset if we're not on top of our game.

"We need to focus on our performance to make sure of the points and take the intensity into the play-offs next weekend."

Keighley (probable): M Foster; Robinson, D Foster, Rushforth, Tomlinson; Ashton, Firth; Stephenson, Hoyle, Merville, Wilkes, Sinfield, Ramshaw. Subs from Smith, Ekis, Patterson, Helliwell, Parkin.