Wigan Warriors' 'underdog DNA' stretches beyond rugby league
Sport Analysis, has been known for several reasons – textiles, coal and industry. But perhaps the most famous thing the northern English town is known for is its love ofsince 1872, the club and its community have produced more top-class stars, in either rugby code, than arguably anywhere else in the world. Some of that talent will be on show this weekend when the Warriors clash with
The Wigan influence spreads not just across rugby league, such as England head coach Shaun Wane, Warrington half-back George Williams or St Helens’ full-back Jack Welsby, but acrossSport AnalysisTo Warriors CEO Kris Radlinski, himself a former playing great for club and country, the DNA of the town is that of “an underdog”.
Winning is not just expected in the area, with a borough population of around 330,000, it is almost a birthright. Regardless if it is inand Muhammad Mokaev, athletics with Keely Hodgkinson, netball with Karen Atkinson and Sara Francis-Bayman, or rugby with Tomkins, sporting excellence is ingrained deep.
“When recruiting junior rugby players, we don’t just look for the young player who scores the tries,” Radlinksi explains. “We look for the player who drops the ball to see what his very next action is. Does he go into his shell or does he put his hand up to make up for his error? Who is the kid who chases the lost cause?”
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