MATT PEET has revealed that there will be “a small turnover” at Wigan Warriors for the 2026 season.
Peet was able to keep the bulk of his Wigan squad together from 2024 into 2025, and it appears as though that is what is envisaged at The Brick Community Stadium going into the next campaign as well.
In fact, the Warriors have just four players – Liam Byrne, Jacob Douglas, Harvie Hill and Christian Wade – out of contract at the end of this season with long-term deals being handed out to the likes of Sam Walters, Adam Keighran and Brad O’Neill.
Whilst Byrne and Hill have been linked with Hull FC, Douglas with St Helens and rugby union convert Wade with an exit from the sport, the Warriors will need some fresh blood, but Peet insists that nothing major will be happening.
“I see a small turnover so it will be a very similar squad to this year,” Peet said.
“We are always looking though, it never stops that process but I am well aware of where we sit with the salary cap.
“Like I said previously, it won’t be a very active recruitment cycle.”