Wigan Warriors’ Bevan French out for around four months with major muscle injury

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Bevan French out injured for 4 months

Wigan Warriors player Bevan French has unfortunately been ruled out for roughly four months following a fairly serious muscle injury.

An important playmaker and cog in the wider team, his absence will surely be felt.

French, 30, is said to have suffered a hamstring tear during the win over Toulouse Olympique this past weekend, and while not as severe as a full rupture, Bevan has now been told by the club he will be sidelined for approximately 16 weeks, according to head coach Matt Peet.

Speaking to BBC Radio Manchester after learning the news, he provided a number of updates from the physio room, including the latest on Jai Field, who French had been filling in for at fullback.

While Wigan are currently leading the Super League once again, they will be without one of their key Warriors with just under a dozen games left in the season.

The Greater Manchester club’s quadruple-winning boss and former Coach of the Year admitted that, despite some obvious disappointments in the immediate aftermath, his “positive” and “philosophical” attitude has already kicked in.

He’s quite philosophical, Bevan. He quickly flips a switch.

“Now he knows the timeframe and the schedule for his recovery, like most professionals, he can get his head down now and focus on the present”, said the 41-year-old.

The Australian stand-off/fly-half has regularly run the show in red and white, and even amid periods out of the squad, he remains an understandable fan favourite and integral part of the team when fit.

You only need to hear pundits and peers alike describing him as a “special” talent to know how much of a big miss he’ll be.

As mentioned, Peet also shed more light on Field, who dropped out with appendicitis last week and is himself set for around four to five weeks away.

For now, youngster Noah Hodkinson is being given the chance to fill the void and work his way into the first team after regularly impressing in the reserves.

Nevertheless, they could have really done with him ahead of their upcoming games.

Domestically, all three of Leeds Rhinos, Warrington Wolves and St Helens aren’t far behind them in the table, so it could prove to be a tasty remainder of the 2026 campaign.

You can watch the highlights from the result against Toulouse on Saturday, 7 March, here.

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