Wigan Warriors: Cade Cust feels the death of his father made him grow up fast as a 14-year-old

The Australian feels like he quickly became a man when he was 14-years-old, after his father took his own life.

Ahead of his first game for Wigan, he told The Sun that it was something that shaped him as a person.

He said: “That was something that was life changing when it happened.

“I don’t really know how to explain how I felt at 14 but I had a good support base. It’s something that shaped me, though. It made me grow up and mature a lot faster than most young blokes do.

“After it happened, I’ve matured a lot more than maybe I would’ve if I had everything settled and safe.”

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