John Bateman

From left to right: Kallum Watkins, Joe Burgess, Harry Newman and Sam Tomkins in conversation at Wembley Stadium

Wane makes two changes to England squad for third and final Australia Test

Warriors duo named in Wane's England 19-man squad to face Australia at Wembley

John Bateman will join North Queensland Cowboys on a two-year deal ahead of the 2025 NRL season

Bateman secures NRL switch for 2025

John Bateman's future in the NRL remains unclear for the 2025 season

John Bateman’s future remains unclear

John Bateman has shut down any rumours linking him with an early Wests Tigers exit

John Bateman addresses future rumours

Former Wigan star John Bateman is being lined up by another NRL club for 2025

Former Wigan star John Bateman receives fresh NRL interest

John Bateman has joined Warrington Wolves on loan for the remainder of the 2024 Super League season

John Bateman's Super League return confirmed

John Bateman is expected to return to Super League imminently with Warrington Wolves on loan

John Bateman set to return to Super League with Warrington Wolves

John Bateman has been named among players that the Wests Tigers could shop to Super League

John Bateman named among players Wests Tigers willing to shop to Super League

John Bateman, pictured during last year's England test series against Tonga, has suffered a long-term injury blow in the NRL

Former Wigan Warriors back-rower John Bateman hit by injury blow

John Bateman has hit out against the legal action on the RFL

John Bateman hits out against 160 claimants in legal action

Penrith Panthers star Jarome Luai could be fit for the upcoming World Club Challenge

Penrith Panthers given huge cause for optimism ahead of World Club Challenge

Wigan's Harry Smith, pictured celebrating at Old Trafford, has been backed to get even better by a former star

Golden Boot nominee Harry Smith ‘ticking all the right boxes’ says ex-star

England v Tonga - Headingley Stadium, Leeds, England - Harry Smith

Smith to return to Wigan with extra confidence

England's Jack Welsby, John Bateman, Elliott Whitehead & George Williams line up with their mascots

Ex-Wigan star John Bateman makes England admission

Wigan Warriors' Morgan Smithies celebrates after the game

Morgan Smithies opens up on NRL move
Grand Final winner Morgan Smithies admits he became ‘obsessed’ with leaving Wigan on winning terms after securing a dream move to the NRL with Canberra Raiders for 2024.
Josh McAllister

Tonga performing the Sipi Tau before kick off at the John Smith's Stadium

The 18th man - ‘Expect fireworks’ between England and Tonga in final test match

John Bateman, England Rugby League Training at Robin Park Arena

Bateman happy to be back in familiar territory

England's Harry Smith kicking a conversion

18th man: Harry Smith the difference in the win over Tonga

England's Tom Johnstone scoring a try against Tonga at the Totally Wicked Stadium

COLUMN: Wigan's departures and rugby league's best kept secret

John Bateman made his Wests Tigers debut at the weekend (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

News round-up: Bateman's debut, wheelchair season starts, and Farrell's success

John Bateman has arrived in Australia

Bateman arrives in Australia following his move to Wests Tigers

Barrie McDermott

WATCH: Sky Sports' Barrie McDermott makes his Super League predictions

A number of young players are set to feature this weekend in Wigan Warriors' pre-season friendly against Whitehaven

The 18th man: Wigan fans pick out which young players they have high hopes for

Morgan Smithies

Smithies hopes to find his voice as Wigan's new number 13

John Bateman is among the players to leave Wigan Warriors during the off-season

Which players have left Wigan during the off-season?

John Bateman has joined Wests Tigers

Peet discusses Bateman's Wigan exit
Matty Peet says he wishes John Bateman nothing but the best following his decision to depart Wigan Warriors in order to take up an opportunity in the NRL.
Amos Wynn

John Bateman

Bateman departs Wigan with immediate effect

John Bateman

Peet discusses the rumours linking Bateman with an NRL return

John Bateman took to social media following England's World Cup exit

Bateman sends out social media message following England's World Cup exit

John Bateman was in action for Shaun Wane's side in their defeat to Samoa

How did the Wigan players perform during the World Cup semi-finals?

Samoa overcame England on golden point in the semi-final tie at the Emirates

England suffer golden point heartbreak as Samoa book their place in the final

John Bateman was in action for England against Papua New Guinea

How did the Wigan players perform statistically in the quarter-finals?

Jack Welsby

Welsby looking forward to being a home player for once at the DW Stadium

John Bateman

Bateman previews England's quarter-final tie with Papua New Guinea

England completed a test series win against New Zealand in their last outing at the DW Stadium

How have England performed in their previous games at the DW Stadium?

John Bateman

No official approach made to Wigan for John Bateman amid NRL links

John Bateman

Bateman linked with a move back to Australia

John Bateman was among the Wigan Warriors players in action across the weekend

How did the Wigan Warriors players perform in the weekend's World Cup games?

Kai Pearce-Paul was among the Wigan players in action for England against Greece (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

RATINGS: Here's how the Wigan players performed in England's victory over Greece

Mike Cooper is back in the England squad

England name three Wigan Warriors players in their 19-man squad to face Greece

John Bateman

Bateman looks ahead to this weekend's game between England and Greece

John Bateman

Bateman reflects on his first game of the World Cup

Toby King was in action for Ireland (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images for RLWC)

How did the Wigan players perform in the weekend's World Cup games?

John Bateman celebrates with Luke Thompson

England beat France at the University of Bolton Stadium

John Bateman

England team news: Here is the team to face France

Liam Byrne

Which Wigan players are in Rugby League World Cup action this weekend?

Dom Young celebrates his try against Samoa

England V France preview

John Bateman

'He competes well:' Wane describes what John Bateman brings to England

The Rugby League World Cup gets underway this afternoon

England V Samoa preview

Mike Cooper

Which Wigan players are in Rugby League World Cup action this weekend?

Harry Smith in England training

Five Wigan Warriors in England squad for Fiji Test

Shaun Wane

Three Wigan Warriors in England World Cup squad

Liam Farrell says an England World Cup selection would be a good experience for Harry Smith

Farrell discusses the World Cup prospects of his Wigan teammates

Thomas Leuluai was given a guard of honour following his last game for Wigan

The 18th man: 'Don’t let anyone tell you 2022 wasn’t a fantastic season'

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