Wigan Warriors dealt Jai Field injury blow with estimated recovery timeframe given
Wigan Warriors will be without star man Jai Field for around four to six weeks after being diagnosed with appendicitis and undergoing surgery on the issue.
The 28-year-old was diagnosed with appendicitis on Monday, with Field having undergone surgery on the painful injury on the same day.
It was only on Thursday night when Field was last in action, producing a stellar performance in Wigan’s 54-0 thrashing of neighbours Leigh Leopards, with the Australian speedster scoring two tries, providing two assists and racking up 171 metres from 18 carries.
Field’s absence is a major blow for the Warriors and for the player himself, having started the season in electric form, with seven tries to his name in the Warriors’ four competitive outings so far, helping Matt Peet’s side make an unbeaten start to the 2026 campaign.
Having already gone under the knife, Field will take a step back from playing and focus on recovering from having his appendix removed, with the estimated recovery time expected to be between four and six weeks.
A club statement read: “Wigan Warriors can report that fullback Jai Field was admitted to hospital yesterday and was diagnosed with appendicitis.
“The 28-year-old underwent surgery yesterday afternoon and is expected to be out of action for four to six weeks.
“We are confident that Jai will make a full and speedy recovery, and our thoughts and best wishes are with him at this time.”
Wigan’s next four games are against Toulouse Olympique (away), Bradford Bulls (home), York Knights (home) and Huddersfield Giants (home). The Warriors then face St Helens (away) on Good Friday and then Castleford Tigers (home).
Field has just entered his sixth season with the Warriors, having arrived from NRL side Parramatta Eels ahead of the 2021 campaign. He has scored 83 tries in 116 appearances for the Warriors to date, helping Peet’s side win two Super League titles, two League Leaders’ Shields, two Challenge Cups and a World Club Challenge title so far. He has also been named in the Super League Dream Team twice – in 2022 and 2025.
Next up for the Warriors is a trip to the south of France this weekend to face Toulouse Olympique on Saturday evening.