Ben Flower fit for Wigan return when ban ends in April
Wednesday 25 March 2015 07:50, UK
Ben Flower will be ready to start for Wigan as soon as his six-month suspension is up, according to coach Shaun Wane.
The Warriors forward is in the final few weeks of a ban imposed for punching Lance Hohaia in the early moments of last years Super League Grand Final defeat to St Helens.
Flower will be available to face Warrington live on Sky Sports on April 16, and injuries to props Dom Crosby and Ryan Sutton mean he is likely to start.
"It would have been hard to drop one of our middles if we had won every game but, as it stands now, it's not that hard," said Wane, whose side have won just two of their opening six matches.
"I've looked at him in training and he's ready to go. I wouldn't have thrown him in straight away had things panned out differently. It's definitely dictated the way we've approached things with him over the last couple of months."
Flower has had knee surgery since he last played, and Wane said: "His knee is good so everything he had done is spot on.
"I'm confident I can put him back in. I just need to put three middles on the bench and that will cover him."
Watch Ben Flower's comeback as Wigan host Warrington live on Sky Sports 3 on April 16.
