My only criticism, is he needs a proper haircut!

Im just glad he obviously has the RL vision to see the runners into the gap something that we have lacked i the past..

Refreshing no rush to pass wait for the right time an feed the runner this is not something you learn in my opinion but a natural talent/awareness

Younger brother is Logan who plays hooker. Still qualifies for the under 18's but is playing at reserve team level.

Double post

What a joy to watch.


Long may it continue.


A Wigan lad playing with heart (and more than a little skill).


Fantastic stuff.

Excellent performance from young Sam. Solid in defence (seem to remember him hanging on to someone's leg solidly after they'd broken through), good kicking game - found the gaps for players to hit, plus a nice little dink & gather, and good distribution, and I think he puts an element of doubt in the opposition's minds - will he pass, jink, kick, turn?? Passion, effort, skill and application in bucketloads.

One moment of frustration though when he bombed a certain try on 22 mins, made a cracking break on the right off Joel and chose not to draw the fullback & pass to a screaming Richards down the middle, but go for the corner himself.

But we can let that slide seeing as he's not shaving yet and that was his first SL start, and he's been bloody fantastic.

Surely Ainscough should be in with a shout as well as we dont produce good wingers either.

It's on the up really.
Look at all the youngsters that have been given a chance so far:

Tomkins
Ainscough
Watkins
Allen
McShane
Dixon
Armstrong
Wheeler
Frodsham
Briscoe
Welham

etc

Armstrong scored Saints only try tonight.

Was it more than 5 yards out? If so it's a better try than any Ade Gardner try.

Plus he didn't have Gidley I'm presuming

There's an article in League Weekly where Gardner says:

I wish I could play along side Gidley until he was 50

I'm sure you wish he could play for England too Ade, so you don't get shown up as the cr*p player that you are

So true he is not our best winger he is just with the world best centre.

Greg Inglis plays for Melbourne.

Don't think so - even Sean Long wouldn't have a bet on that!

In terms of a centre playing with his winger though, I would say Gidley is better.

Inglis is more of a strike player IMO. Folau may have something to say about your comment as well though.

Ade Gardner is better than any British Leeds or Wigan winger available to them. Ainscough is a brilliant prospect. Hopefully he shines and becomes one of the best! Good luck !

Where the hell did you get your avatar??

He will be better than Pryce.

How the hell is Sam only 19?!! he looks like a veteran already and is running the side.

A bad game will be just around the corner and thats when we'll see what he's made of but i'd back him to hit right back.

Superb.

It is so frustrating to be stuck in Milwaukee reading these posts. I have been looking forwards to watching him play and have yet to see it.

OK I guess Bradford were not brilliant but you can only play the team in front of you and this can't have done his confidence any harm.

I hope he is still in the team by the time I get back!

Dave

So may Hodges, Tate, Lyon and Cooper

everybody in RL has been crying out for the young wigan players to get the gig and now they are its looking good for them.

In saying that though Bradford where shocking last night.

A great talent, with all the right skills, a good rugby brain and heaps of passion for the Cherry & White. He has great balance, a jinking/side-step style of running and is very vocal on the pitch..........all fantastic attributes for someone who is only 19 years of age.

This lad can only get better and better as he grows in confidence as a regular first teamer - I suppose that the challenge will come when teams double-mark him and try to close him down as with Trent.................but if the team plays as it did last night and steps up to the plate as a unit, this will create other opportunities and gaps on those occasions.

As Trent Barrett correctly stated after going back to Australia - Wigan already had his successor in Sam.

It's great to see that there is a core of young Wigan lads becoming established first team players. As Ged Byrne stated in the South Stand Bar before the match, there is no greater pride in pulling on your home team's shirt for the first time - these lad's are now proving that they have got the hunger and pride to do this constantly.

Long may it continue