Warriors Head Coach Shaun Wane has today named his 19 man squad for Saturday's away trip to face London Broncos at Twickenham Stoop.

Wigan welcome outside back Iain Thornley and scrum half Matty Smith back into the squad after both being ineligble for last weekends Challenge Cup Semi Final. The second row pair of Jack Hughes and Rhodri Lloyd drop out of the 19 man party to accomodate them.

Wigan 19 Man Squad (named in squad number order)

Sam Tomkins, Josh Charnley, Darrell Goulding, George Carmont, Brett Finch, Michael McIlorum, Lee Mossop, Harrisen Hansen, Gareth Hock, Sean O'Loughlin, Jeff Lima, Liam Farrell, Chris Tuson, Epalahame Lauaki, Ben Flower, Anthony Gelling, Dom Crosby, Iain Thornley, Matty Smith

Referee - T Alibert

Tomkins
Thornley
Goulding
Carmont
Gelling
Finch
Smith
Mossop
MM
Lima
Hock
Hansen
Lockers

Eric
Flower
Farrell
Crosby

For mine

With Matty Smith playing it will be good to get Finch back at 6 and Lockers returning to 13. Since they were shifted from their natural positions we haven't played well at all sometimes.
If the pack can return to form then those three will run things as they have all season.

Agreed, i would not even take Charnley down there. Get that calf rested.

I can't see Gelling and Crosby playing after turning out for the under 20's last night. I would hazard a guess that those two will be the two who miss out.


Sam Tomkins
Josh Charnley
Darrell Goulding
George Carmont
Iain Thornley
Brett Finch
Matty Smith
Epalahame Lauaki
Michael McIlorum
Lee Mossop
Harrison Hansen
Gareth Hock
Sean O'Loughlin

Jeff Lima
Liam Farrell
Chris Tuson
Ben Flower

I just hope who ever turns out against London are fit. We had some real plodders out there against Leeds. I can't see any point in running folk into the ground.

Missing out on this one unfortunately.

I'd have loved to have given Mossop and Lockers a rest in this one but we need to get out there with a full team and lay a serious marker down! I thought Charnley looked way off last week so I'd probably still give him the week off but other then that it picks itself.

Matty Smith to boot the goals as well.

Will Smith get the kicking duties ahead of Tomkins in Charnleys absence?

I'd give Smith the kicking until Richards is back tbh.

Gelling is dropped.

I doubt it he's in the middle of making a film.

Kicking duties are decided during the week at training. Whoever kicks the most successful goals accumulatively during the week kicks them in the match.

So I'm told by a friend of Sam anyway.

Is the film called "Charnley's Absence" ?

"Will Smith stars in a new blockbuster movie "Charnley's Absence" set in the North of England, where he plays the role of a Rugby League kicker. Sam Tomkins was also in line for the role, but was pipped by Smith. Sam will be taking up his new role in "Circus Ring Master" where he takes a batch of famous rugby league players and makes them look like clowns!!"