Joe Burgess: Last News

It is getting on for three years since Wigan Warriors Oliver Gildart began to seriously emerge on the radar of NRL clubs.

Wigan Warriors will face Leigh Centurions on Friday night, as they look to exorcise the demons of last year.

Salford have made significant progress over the last few years, both on and off the field.Appearances in the Super League Grand Final and Challenge Cup Final in consecutive seasons were indicative of this, but perhaps it is in the Red Devils' recruitment that the point is most easily demonstrated.Despite losing Niall Evalds in the off-season, the three-quarter line Richard Marshall selects for the round one fixture against St Helens will likely include Grand Final winner Morgan Escare, 2020 Dream Team winger Krisnan Inu and three England internationals in Joe Burgess, Dan Sarginson and Kallum Watkins.The circumstances certainly fell into place nicely to bring Watkins to the AJ Bell Stadium last year following his departure from Gold Coast

Can Wigan Warriors go one further in 2021?2020 was a successful year for Wigan at first glance but the harsh reality is that Adrian Lam’s side lost a one-sided Challenge Cup semi-final to Leeds and came up agonisingly short against St Helens in the dying seconds of the showpiece.With that in mind, we look at why the 2021 season is a crucial one for Wigan.Wigan have condensed their squad substantially in the off-season with a total of 12 senior names leaving the club for pastures new and just two names recruited.Morgan Escare, Joe Burgess and Jack Wells have moved up the M62 to Salford, while Craig Mullen and Ben Flower have departed to Leigh Centurions.

direct to your inboxAdrian Lam is willing to play the waiting game as the club considers its options in the transfer market.The unexpected departure of George Burgess has seen the England forward head a trimming of Lam's squad throughout the off-season.The likes of Joe Greenwood, Ben Flower and Chris Hankinson have all moved on and have followed the likes of Sean O'Loughlin, Joe Burgess and Jack Wells out of the club.Meanwhile, youngsters Josh Woods and Jake Shorrocks have left for Newcastle Thunder, Romain Navarrete has completed a permanent move away with London Broncos while youngster Harry Rushton has joined Canberra Raiders.The club had always planned to reduce the size of its squad ahead of the new campaign, though Burgess' exit, a