It's funny to think that around a month ago Wigan Warriors fans were heading into the season with a feeling of trepidation about what was ahead.
Wigan had endured a pre-season from hell. A Covid outbreak had dismantled their preparations. George Burgess retired on medical grounds and the mysteriously long absences of Jackson Hastings and Bevan French were of growing concern.
Liam Marshall was always going to miss the start of the year but injuries to Oliver Gildart and Dom Manfredi, on top of a stack of departures in the off-season, left Wigan looking extremely fragile.
There was no recruitment in the pipeline and the growing speculation over Hastings and French was uncomforting for many. From the outside looking in, all did not seem well
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