Tomkins back for Warriors

[josie andrews]

Wigan Warriors full-back Sam Tomkins will return for Friday's top-of-the-table Super League clash with Huddersfield Giants at the DW Stadium.

The Warriors' star man was forced to miss last week's hard-fought win over Hull KR with a virus.

It was only the third time Wigan had won in 11 games without the much-coveted 24-year-old, spread over the past two seasons.

Coach Shaun Wane hopes to be close to full strength for the eagerly-anticipated Giants contest with captain Sean O'Loughlin and prop Ben Flower expected to overcome knocks.

Wane said: "Sam is good. He had a bit of food poisoning, a 24-hour bug. It was just bad timing.

"We have got a few little knocks and bruises that we'll need to check on.

"It'll be late on that I select my team - which is quite common.

"It is just that stage of the season - 20-odd rounds when you get week-in, week-out knocks."

Huddersfield have a one-point lead over Wigan and Warrington Wolves at the top in a tight battle for the League Leaders' Shield.

http://www.therfl.co.uk/news/article/28 ... r-warriors

[cow yeds]

24 hour bug. What a load of b******s why doesn't he come right out and say he was resting him for the big games.

[medlocke]

be glad when he's gone, massive headed knob

[TrueBlueWarrior]

be glad when he's gone, massive headed knob

What do you base your opinion on?

[devon jim 1]

I'd be interested to hear the answer to that to True Blue

[Nezza Faz]

be glad when he's gone, massive headed knob

A genuine reason for his absence v. HKR.

IF he does go, that's when we'll start missing him.

[medlocke]

it's my opinion and i don't have to justify it to anyone :eusa7:

[TrueBlueWarrior]

it's my opinion and i don't have to justify it to anyone :eusa7:

Good job our justice system doesn't have the same philosophy!!

[DaveO]

it's my opinion and i don't have to justify it to anyone :eusa7:

It helps if you do when you come out with comments like that or you are the one who ends up looking like a knob!

Given various positive comments about how Sam conducts himself off-field with fans, kids and basically anyone who he deals with the last thing he comes across as is a knob.

So did he kill your cat or something?

[TrueBlueWarrior]

it's my opinion and i don't have to justify it to anyone :eusa7:

It helps if you do when you come out with comments like that or you are the one who ends up looking like a knob!

Given various positive comments about how Sam conducts himself off-field with fans, kids and basically anyone who he deals with the last thing he comes across as is a knob.

So did he kill your cat or something?

Agreed DaveO!!