Wigan Warriors star Thomas Leuluai undecided on future

The Kiwi turns 34 in June but will wait until later this year before deciding his future plans.

“I’ll see how I go,” he said. “I don’t think you can put an end date on it.

“There are a lot of things to weigh up, I’ll see how I feel. Physically I think I’ll be okay, it’s just how mentally I am.”

He says he didn’t want to make the mistake classy centre George Carmont made by announcing his retirement early – which he deferred once.

“I learned from that, I think George may have regretted that because he was still playing good footy at the end,” he said.

“So there’s no point saying, ‘I’ll retire then’ – but I’ll go into it with an open mind.”

Leuluai, expected to play mainly at hooker in Adrian Lam’s side, has been playing top-flight rugby league for half of his life.

He came back to Wigan in 2017 for a second spell, following a six-year stint from 2007 which including Grand Final and Challenge Cup victories.

Under the terms of his return, he agreed a move onto Wigan’s coaching staff once he hangs up the boots, a switch Paul Deacon previously made and an agreement that Sean O’Loughlin also has in place.