Taylor Kerr embracing Wigan Warriors game time as he adapts to Super League - 'Learning every week'
Taylor Kerr is determined to make the most of his early chances in the Wigan Warriors first-team as he continues to find his feet in Super League.
The 19-year-old forward, who came through the club’s academy system, made his senior debut against Toulouse Olympique in March and has now racked up three appearances. His latest outing came from the bench in Sunday’s 24-14 home defeat to Castleford Tigers.
Kerr admits he is still adjusting to the step up, but is enjoying the experience and taking confidence from each opportunity.
“I feel like I’m getting used to it,” Kerr told Wigan Today. “Obviously, the more you play, the more you get used to it, and training is always tough, so that kind of prepares you for it.
"I was on loan quite a bit last year, so that kind of gets you ready for the physicality, but obviously, I’m still young. It’s a tough loss, a lot to learn from, and I’ll just keep learning every week.”
Kerr, who played his junior rugby for Ince Rose Bridge, Orrell St James and Wigan St Judes, was pleased to be back involved at the weekend, even if the result did not go Wigan’s way.
“Personally, I’m glad to be back playing in the first-team,” he added. “It’s a difficult loss, but I’m happy to play this week.
"Any time I can get a game, it is good for my development, and I think with the loss, there are a lot of learnings, and we can take a lot out of it, and a lot of areas I need to improve. It kind of shows you where you need to get to, you can’t have any plays off, you need to always be in it, so there’s a lot of learning to take from it.”
On the game itself, Kerr felt Wigan lost control after the break as Castleford took advantage.
“A tough loss to take, Cas were good, and we didn’t really match them in the second half,” he added. “They started well, and I thought we gave too many penalties away, and they got the better of us.
“I thought Castleford were good, to be honest, and we probably weren’t quite there. It’s one of those things, we just need to regroup and get back to it.”