Wigan's Joel Tomkins out to atone for last season's Wakefield humiliation
Sunday 16 April 2017 11:47, UK
Wigan will be aiming to atone for the low point of their title-winning campaign in 2016 when they take on Wakefield at Belle Vue on Monday.
The Warriors ended the 2016 season on a high with victory in the Grand Final but forward Joel Tomkins says they have not forgotten the humiliation they suffered at the hands of the Yorkshiremen last April.
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Wigan had 10 regulars missing and others suffering from illness but Tomkins insists that was no excuse for their 62-0 thrashing, and he is hoping they have learned the lessons from that day.
"We got a good hiding last year against them," said Tomkins, who is one of only six survivors set to get the chance to to exact revenge.
"There were a few issues for us but there's no excuses. They were on fire that day and we were absolutely terrible.
"If you let them throw the ball around and play an unstructured game of rugby, that's when they are at their best.
"We need to really try and impose our game plan and not let them start offloading and chucking the ball around because that's when they are good. They've a lot of dangerous players in Miller and their outside backs.
"When they get their tails up they are quite hard to defend against."
