In a sliding doors moment, Wigan Warriors star Jai Field could so easily have ended up at Super League rivals Leeds Rhinos.
However, the competition’s man of the moment is delirious he's now in Cherry and White - and playing better than ever. Australian full-back Field, 24, is ripping teams to shreds with his pace, trickery and try-scoring exploits. Ahead of Good Friday’s sold-out derby at champions St Helens, he’s crossed 12 times in just nine games including two hat-tricks. It’s all a far cry from last year when his maiden season with Wigan was wrecked by serious injury.
And before that, he almost joined Leeds from St George Illawarra Dragons. Field recalled: “It was quite close. We’d pretty much agreed to the terms. I knew the Leeds boss Rich Agar from when he was at Dragons. He was trying to get me over and it was just down to some logistical things. They didn’t happen in time and that fell through so that’s how I ended up at Parramatta (in 2020).
