Wigan Warriors will be watching on with interest this weekend as Christian Wade’s Gloucester take on Northampton Saints in the Rugby Premiership.
Gloucester face off against Northampton this afternoon in their final league game of the season and they know a win could take them into the play-off places. The Cherry and Whites are currently fifth in the Premiership table, but just two points separate them and a spot in the final four.
As such, a win might just extend their season by another week at least and that could have an impact on the date Wade links up with Wigan, having agreed to switch codes when Gloucester’s season comes to a conclusion. Defeat this afternoon would open him up to make the move to the Brick Community Stadium whenever he is ready to do so, but that date could be pushed back in accordance with the play-off campaign in victory.
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Wade has been named in the Gloucester line-up to play the Saints and while it could be his final appearance at Kingsholm, it could also be his last outing in the 15-man code with the possibility for him to stay in rugby league should his stint with Wigan go well.
Wigan Warriors set to welcome Wade
Whenever Wade makes the switch to Wigan, he will join in a position to hit the ground running having made 18 appearances this season already. In that time he has scored 10 tries and two hat-tricks, with his last effort coming earlier this month against Harlequins.
He’ll join a Wigan side who are firing on all cylinders having won seven straight games and are focused on chasing down Super League leaders Hull KR. While it seems unlikely that he will be thrown into the side without taking the time required to get to grips with the 13-man code, it’s fair to say his arrival could be well-timed.
Abbas Miski is currently out injured after going under the knife earlier this month and will probably miss another month of action yet. Zach Eckersley has done a fine job in Miski’s absence over the last couple of weeks, but it’s fair to say Wade’s arrival would give Matt Peet some food for thought on the right edge.
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