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Wigan Warriors have named an unchanged 21-man squad ahead of Friday's Challenge Cup tie with Championship side York City Knights.

Another Wigan Warriors outside back is on the sidelines after it emerged that Chris Hankinson had suffered a hamstring injury.

Wigan coach Adrian Lam will specially select a player to mark pacy Wakefield winger Tom Johnstone in the opening match of Super League's Easter programme on Thursday.

Wigan Warriors head coach Adrian Lam admits he is gutted that his side’s Challenge Cup trip to York City Knights will be played behind closed doors.

Adrian Lam says the club hasn't discussed the prospect of recalling Chris Hankinson after suffering a raft of injuries within his outside backs.

John Bateman will pull on a Wigan Warriors shirt for the first time since 2018 when he lines up against Salford Red Devils this afternoon.Despite being given the number 13 shirt this season, the England international has been named in second-row by head coach Adrian Lam, in what is a young 25-man squad.There’s no Bevan French, Jackson Hastings, Jai Field or Oliver Gildart, but Lam has given youngsters James McDonnell and Umyla Hanley chances to impress in the outside backs.Harry Smith starts in

John Bateman is relishing the challenge of filling Wigan Warriors legend Sean O’Loughlin’s boots at loose forward this season.O’Loughlin made his Wigan debut alongside current Warriors head coach, Adrian Lam, in 2002 and captained his hometown club from 2006 until his retirement at the end of last season.Defeat in the Super League Grand Final against bitter rivals St Helens marked a devastating end to O’Loughlin’s remarkable playing career but he has now joined Lam’s coaching team.His place in

Wigan Warriors head coach Adrian Lam says he has yet to make a final call on who will become the club's next captain.For the first time in 15 years, the Warriors are in the process of selecting a new captain after Sean O'Loughlin called time on his legendary career.It goes without saying that the successful candidate will have big shoes to fill.But Lam's current issue is who replaces O'Loughlin, rather than how they replace him.From the outside looking in there are a number of candidates; Liam

New Wigan Warriors signing Jai Field is an injury doubt for the opening game of the season.The speedster has suffered a back strain and has been ruled out of this weekend's pre-season friendly with Salford Red Devils and will be unavailable for at least a fortnight, with head coach Adrian Lam admitting he could miss the opening round contest with Leigh Centurions.Field, who has joined the club from NRL side Parramatta Eels, will be joined on the sidelines for the club's only pre-season friendly

Wigan Warriors head coach Adrian Lam says he is considering the prospect of sending some of his young stars out on loan.Clubs across Super League face a conundrum this season, with their young stars facing a serious lack of game time.Reserve grade has been cancelled for the season while academy fixtures for under 19s don't start until May.

direct to your inboxGeorge Burgess' Wigan Warriors career never went as planned.The England international was supposed to lead Wigan's pack forward after signing on a marquee deal. But just eight appearances later, a cruel hip injury has brought an end to his time with the Warriors.It was news that the club never envisaged but something coach Adrian Lam must now deal with ahead of the Super League season.

direct to your inboxWigan Warriors head coach Adrian Lam has revealed how hellish quarantine saw him develop a close bond to half-back Jackson Hastings.The pair returned to Australia following the Super League season, but Covid restrictions meant they had to go into isolation for 14 days.That saw the pair engage in hours of conversation on a daily basis as they helped one another overcome the challenge of two weeks alone.Lam, Super League's coach of the year in 2020, admitted that Hastings'