Wigan Warriors and Bradford Bulls icon to be Guest of Honour for Challenge Cup clash
Wigan Warriors will welcome back iconic prop Stuart Fielden as Guest of Honour for Friday night’s Challenge Cup tie against Bradford Bulls.
The former Great Britain and England international will return to the Brick Community Stadium as two of his former clubs go head-to-head in the fourth round, with a place in the quarter-finals at stake.
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Fielden enjoyed a stellar playing career, helping Bradford win three Super League titles, three World Club Challenge titles and two Challenge Cups. He moved to Wigan under Brian Noble in 2006, and went on to spend seven seasons in cherry and white, and played a key role in helping Michael Maguire’s side win the Grand Final at Old Trafford in 2010. The Yorkshireman hung up his boots in 2013 after a brief spell with Huddersfield Giants.
And with the Warriors set to host the Bulls in the Challenge Cup on Friday evening, Fielden will return to a warm reception from both sets of supporters at the Brick Community Stadium.
"I'm looking forward to it,” Fielden said. “Wigan's a great place – the atmosphere, the fans – and I have so many special times and memories from each club.
"It's great that Bradford are back in Super League with the big and historic rugby league teams. I've been watching games from when I played there, and a lot of the big ones in my career were against Wigan.”
Post playing retirement, Fielden has worked in education for the last six years and has recently moved into a role in youth residential care.