Jackson Hastings & Bevan French will be back "fit and refreshed"

Adrian Lam has no doubts Jackson Hastings and Bevan French will both be firing on all cylinders when they return to Wigan soon.
Bevan French is still home in AustraliaBevan French is still home in Australia
Bevan French is still home in Australia

The Warriors boss gave the Australian duo more time at home when the start of this Super League campaign was pushed back another two weeks until March 25.

The coach has been in regular contact with both, who have been following tailored fitness programmes while their team-mates have been in pre-season.

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Lam said: “We’ve been talking to them on a regular basis and they have their own programmes, but I know both players very well and I know both will be working hard to make sure they’re where they need to be at before they come back over.

“When the season got delayed, I made the call to let them have another two weeks because with the Covid situation here, plus how long last season was, the quarantine they had when they went back at Christmas... I felt it’d be good for them both to spend time at home with their families and come back fit and refreshed.”

Lam also pointed out they will still have plenty of time to work on combinations when they do arrive – something he didn’t have when Hastings joined, due to his Great Britain duty which cut his first pre-season to around four weeks.

“When they get here they still have six weeks before the season,” added Lam, who said the club was monitoring government’s regulations on quarantining when flying to the UK.