Wigan Warriors hooker Tom Forber makes short-term Super League loan move
Wigan Warriors hooker Tom Forber has joined fellow Super League side Castleford Tigers on a one-month loan deal.
The 22-year-old has made 20 appearances for Wigan since making his first-team debut back in 2022, including three from the bench this season.
Forber has now linked up with Castleford on a one-month loan deal, with the Warriors holding an option to recall him after a seven-day period.
“This is a good opportunity for Tom to get good minutes at Super League intensity and show what he is capable of,” said Wigan coach Matt Peet.
Forber came through Wigan’s famed youth system and was promoted into the first-team squad ahead of the 2022 campaign, with the Warrington-born hooker making his senior debut later that year.
During his time with Wigan’s first-team, Forber has gained senior experience out on loan at Newcastle Thunder, Whitehaven, Wakefield Trinity, Widnes Vikings, Barrow Raiders and Oldham.
Forber helped the Warriors seal the League Leaders’ Shield in 2024 and then featured in their Super League Grand Final win over Hull KR at Old Trafford in the same season.
Forber, who played his junior rugby for Rylands Sharks and Blackbrook Royals, joined the Warriors when he was 16, before progressing through the club’s pathway and into the first-team.
Forber is highly thought of at Wigan, so much so that they tied him down to a five-year contract midway through 2025, which keeps him at the Brick Community Stadium until the end of the 2030 season.
Forber is set to make his Castleford debut against Bradford Bulls in Thursday night’s West Yorkshire derby.