Wigan Warriors boss Matt Peet delivers verdict on Toulouse Olympique win amid Jack Farrimond praise
Wigan Warriors coach Matt Peet said he was ‘very pleased’ with his side’s ‘brave’ performance as they were made to work for the two points in their win over Toulouse Olympique.
The Warriors maintained their unbeaten start to the 2026 Super League season thanks to a 36-16 win over Toulouse in the south of France on Saturday evening.
“I’m very pleased,” Peet told Wigan Today. “I thought it was a brave performance.
"I think apart from a few lapses in concentration, a couple of soft penalties that we gave away and poor discipline – we need to be better there – but I thought the way we carried the ball was good and our line speed was good.
"I thought we started the game really well. We had a few lapses in concentration, but Toulouse threw a lot at us, so credit to them.
"They threw a lot at us. They don’t play the typical way – they play to their strengths, they were quite unpredictable, so on the whole, I thought it was a good performance from us.”
Peet made two changes to his matchday line-up that thrashed Leigh Leopards 54-0 the week before, with Jack Farrimond and Taylor Kerr coming in for Jai Field (appendix) and Tom Forber.
Bevan French moved to fullback in the absence of Field, with Farrimond partnering Harry Smith in the halves. Kerr made his debut from the bench.
It was another classy display from Farrimond, who provided a hat-trick of assists and caused problems for Toulouse’s defence all evening with his running game.
"Jack is ready for an opportunity, he is ready to play, and he’s proved that in the past,” Peet said.
"So whenever we have a chance to get Jack in, it’s what we want to take. He’ll be better for having that game tonight, and he did some good things.
"Jack is a Super League player, and the more games we can get him, the better. That’s part of our job as the year goes on.”
The Warriors will now turn their attention to the Challenge Cup, as they host Bradford Bulls in the fourth round at the Brick Community Stadium on Friday night.