Liam Byrne believes the culture he has been a part of at Wigan Warriors over the last few years has been \u2018second to none\u2019, and hopes he can add a bit of that flavour to new club Warrington Wolves come 2026.<\/p>\n
Byrne<\/a>\u2018s breakthrough at Wigan did not come easily. Starting out at community club Cadishead Rhinos, he was handed a trial by the Warriors as a teenager having caught the eye of a local amateur coach.<\/p>\n Catching the train to Wigan so he could attend training sessions, the Salfordian eventually got his first-team chance in 2019 having pulled on a shirt as a loanee for both Swinton and Leigh by then.<\/p>\n Scoring a try on debut for the Cherry and Whites against Hull FC, he never really looked back: and six years on, departs for Warrington<\/a> having scooped seven major honours.<\/p>\n New Warrington Wolves recruit Liam Byrne shares \u2018culture\u2019 ambition amid fond farewell to Wigan Warriors<\/p>\n Seven-time Ireland international Byrne had put pen to paper on his two-year deal with Wire before a ball had even been kicked this season, and came close to the fairytale ending as he reached Old Trafford with Wigan<\/a>.<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t to be last weekend as Matt Peet\u2019s side were beaten 24-6 by Hull KR at the Theatre of Dreams, but having played over 150 games for the Warriors, he moves on with nothing but pride.<\/p>\n Speaking to LoveRugbyLeague about his move, the front-rower said: \u201cI\u2019ve had so many fond memories and there are so many lessons I\u2019ve learned at this club.<\/p>\n \u201cThe culture that Matt\u2019s built here in the last three of four years has been second to none, and I\u2019m obviously grateful to have experienced a culture like that.<\/p>\n \u201cHopefully I can go in there (to Warrington) and we can build on what they\u2019ve got now.<\/p>\n \u201cWarrington are a great club, I used to watch them a lot when I was younger and I really idolised some of their players.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is massive for me.\u201d<\/p>\n Byrne will join a Wolves squad headed up by Sam Burgess which failed to deliver in 2025, reaching the Challenge Cup final where they came minutes away from glory but finishing eighth on the Super League<\/a> ladder.<\/p>\n He remains confident of a bright future at the Halliwell Jones Stadium though, adding: \u201cThey might not have been happy with how the season went this year, but Sam has got a good group and they\u2019ve got the potential to be a great team.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s good to go somewhere, scrap everything and start afresh.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll see what I can add to that group.\u201d<\/p>\n WEDNESDAY\u2019S READS ON LRL<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Man of Steel top 10 revealed with THREE Hull stars included and shock name in fourth<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb The clubs set for biggest IMG score increases including two Super League hopefuls<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Top MP calls for Kevin Sinfield knighthood with prominent figures \u2018keen\u2019 on long overdue honour<\/a><\/p>\n