All eyes were on John Bateman as he took to the field in a Wigan shirt for the first time since 2018.The back-rower was a senior presence in a young Warriors side that went down 20-6 against Salford Red Devils at the AJ Bell Stadium and while it was only a friendly, the early signs were positive.Bateman won’t have seen much driving rain and wind over the last two seasons in Canberra and that’s something he’ll have to get used to once more no doubt, but the weather wouldn’t take anything away from the joy he felt donning cherry and white once more.That could be seen in the warm up before the game, laughing and joking with senior players like Zak Hardaker and Liam Farrell, and it could be seen in moments during the game, too.The England.
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