After 19 months out of action, it’s little wonder Wigan’s Rachel Thompson can’t wait for Betfred Women’s Super League to kick-off.
The England centre, 28, attended today’s season launch at Headingley knowing she is edging ever closer to her long-awaited return. Wigan captain Thompson didn’t play at all last year and missed the World Cup after an horrific knee injury. Recollecting a fateful play-off game against Castleford in September 2021, she said: "I dislocated my kneecap, snapped my ACL, my MCL and my meniscus.
“I had it reconstructed in the November and had to have another op to have some of it cleaned out. It has been a tough, old journey. A long 19 months on the sidelines. Not that I’m counting! There’s a lot of girls in our squad that I haven’t even had an opportunity to play with let alone captain. But I’m probably about a month away from playing now. For me it’s just about just getting back on the pitch but also bringing that leadership style to the team and really stepping up a gear from what we did last year.”
