Jack Farrimond relishing Wigan Warriors opportunity after impressive first-team return - 'That's my aim'
Wigan Warriors youngster Jack Farrimond is hoping to make the most of his opportunity in the coming weeks after making an impressive return to the first-team fold.
The 20-year-old returned to Matt Peet’s matchday line-up in their hard-fought 36-16 win over Toulouse Olympique on Saturday, providing a hat-trick of assists to help the Warriors depart the south of France with two competition points.
Farrimond ultimately replaced Jai Field in the 17-man squad, with the latter out for around the next four to five weeks after having his appendix removed last week. Farrimond partnered Harry Smith in the halves, with Bevan French moving to fullback in the absence of Field.
The week before, Farrimond starred for the reserves as John Duffy’s side opened their 2026 campaign with a 20-6 win over Leeds Rhinos at Robin Park Arena, with Farrimond scoring two tries and kicking four goals from as many attempts.
And with Field set to remain sidelined for around the next month, Farrimond is hoping to seize his opportunity within the first-team ranks as he looks to continue the development of his blossoming professional career.
"That’s my aim to be in there for the next few weeks,” Farrimond told Sky Sports after picking up the Player of the Match medal at the Stade Ernest-Wallon.
"Obviously, that decision is on Matty and how I’m performing on the pitch – that’s up to Matty, and hopefully I’ve got a couple of games to put together.
“It’s great for me to play alongside not just those two (French and Smith), but the rest of the team and the pack. Taylor (Kerr) made his debut, and I thought he was a credit when he came on.
"It’s great to get out there whenever I can, however long for, I enjoy it."
The Warriors ran in seven tries against Toulouse to maintain their 100 per cent record in Super League 2026, with four wins from four.
"It’s a tough place to come with all the travel and stuff included, so it’s good to get over there in the end,” Farrimond added.
"Credit to Toulouse for what they’ve done at the start of this year and how they’re going to carry it on for the rest of the year, so credit to them, but it’s good to get the win.”