Zak Hardaker insists he didn’t do anything wrong at Wigan and is ready to make the most of his latest second chance.
The England international, 30, is set to make his ‘second’ debut for Leeds at Salford on Sunday after a traumatic few weeks. Hardaker, once banned for 14 months for testing positive for cocaine, was dropped by Wigan for “failing to meet standards off the field.” Just over a fortnight ago, he re-signed with Rhinos where he won the Treble in 2015 but the same day suffered a suspected seizure while out walking with his young son Abel.
Former Man of Steel Hardaker was aided by an off-duty paramedic - “it was scary and I’m so thankful” - and is now ready to return to action. On Wigan’s parting shot, he said: “I was a bit wary about how they worded it because it could come across like I’ve done something bad when I really haven’t.
