John Bateman's partner addresses speculation he is eyeing return to the NRL

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Talk of John Bateman returning to the NRL has been shot down by his long-term partner - who has rubbished speculation emerging in Australia that she is clamouring for the England international to orchestrate a move out of Wigan Warriors.

Reports Down Under have suggested Bateman's partner is homesick and wants to return home, with that speculation piquing the interest of a number of NRL clubs, including Wests Tigers. “It was a whisper over the weekend and now it’s become the talk of a number of clubs,” The Daily Telegraph’s Dean Ritchie said.

But Bateman's partner, Amy Reilly, has now taken to Instagram and set the record straight. She said: "The media is continuing to run with and add to a story that I am homesick and pushing for John to