Wigan Warriors have re-signed England back rower John Bateman from Canberra Raiders on a four-year deal from 2021. Bateman will return to the DW Stadium after two seasons in the NRL, where he was named Dally M second rower of year in 2019.
His new Wigan contract has the option of a fifth season and ends weeks of speculation about his future after it emerged that he would be leaving the Raiders.
Bateman said: “I’m very happy to be returning to Wigan on a long-term contract. On a personal level, some of the best times of my life have been in a Wigan shirt and I can’t wait to return, to play and make some more memories. “It’s been a tough decision but to be back to Wigan, to be at home with my little girl, my mum and the rest of my family is
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