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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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David Craven

Wigan Warriors' Iain Thornley makes the most of Jai Field and Bevan French's brilliance

They are the two quickest full-backs he’s seen - and Wigan’s Iain Thornley has one either side of him.

It is no wonder the big centre is enjoying his rugby again given he has Jai Field and Bevan French whizzing around. Thornley scored twice in Friday’s 40-22 win at Warrington - his first tries since rejoining his hometown club after a seven-year absence.

Electric Aussie full-back Field was on fire again creating the space for the 30-year-old to do his thing. The brilliant French was on Thornley’s wing before switching to No1 in the second half. He recalled: “We had a good night, especially first half down our right edge.

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