Wigan Warriors star Jai Field is out injured for a long time

As such, Wigan Warriors fans can expect to be without Field until early August if the club give Field a long rest, as expected given Peet’s final comments. That would mean he can return in round 22 for the Magic Weekend clash against St Helens.

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How will Wigan Warriors cope without Jai Field?

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It’s a devastating blow for Wigan Warriors, but Matt Peet’s side are a team with bigger things on their minds than the next eight weeks as they aim to repeat their Grand Final victory. Making sure Field is back in time for that and doesn’t suffer a setback in his recovery will be among the club’s top priorities now.

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💬 MP on Jai Field injury: “It will be around 6-8 weeks. It shouldn’t go unnoticed or unappreciated how special he was that day and it made me realize how hard he played. We will not rush Jai back.” #WWRL #SLWIGLON

— Wigan Warriors 🍒⚪️ (@WiganWarriorsRL) June 18, 2024

As such, this means they will be forced to experiment with the full-back situation and have a number of options. The club started last season with a lot of movement in the spine and that saw French Man of Steel Bevan playing in that role.

French could do so, but that would leave Harry Smith to be partnered with Ryan Hampshire or young star Jack Farrimond, something Matt Peet might avoid doing so as not to put too much pressure on the youngster.

The decision against Castleford Tigers was for Ryan Hampshire to go into the halves with the versatile full-back filling in well, while Bevan French moved to full-back. This causes the problem of moving one of the competition’s best halves into a different role, which limits his impact.