{"id":392134,"date":"2026-01-26T23:56:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T23:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/392134\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T23:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T23:56:13","slug":"wigan-warriors-man-opens-up-on-his-horror-2025-injury-and-lays-out-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/392134\/","title":{"rendered":"Wigan Warriors man opens up on his horror 2025 injury and lays out goal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wigan Warriors hooker Tom Forber has opened up the horrific-sounding injury that brought his 2025 season to a premature end.<\/p>\n

Forber made six appearances for the Warriors last season before going on to feature a handful of times for Oldham, too, in what was undoubtedly a year of learning for the 22-year-old.<\/p>\n

But, his campaign was halted in August by an arm injury that required surgery and a lengthy time on the sidelines to overcome. Ultimately, the Wigan man made his playing return earlier this month in the loss to North Wales Crusaders and he\u2019ll be pushing for another run out this week as the Warriors take on Hull FC for Liam Marshall\u2019s testimonial.<\/p>\n

Forber is highly rated at the Brick Community Stadium and he signed a five-year contract with the club last season to prove it. And, it seems as though he\u2019ll get plenty of opportunities in impress in the cherry and white this year, following the departure of Kruise Leeming.<\/p>\n

Leeming\u2019s switch to Catalans Dragons means he approaches the new season as the second choice number nine, behind Brad O\u2019Neill, and the pair can be expected to share the role this year, with Forber likely to be used off the bench.<\/p>\n

The hooker will be determined to take the next step in his career then and as the new season approaches, he has been reflecting on the difficulties he has had to overcome.<\/p>\n

\u201cI fractured my ulna bone, and my radius got dislocated and came around the other side of my forearm,\u201d Forber told the official Wigan website. \u201cAs I did that, it basically snapped all my ligaments in my wrist. I needed to get the bones back in place and have surgery on my ligaments to repair and stitch them back together. I was in a cast for about 12 weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s probably the worst injury I\u2019ve had, worse than my ankle the year before. I found it quite difficult, but the group we\u2019ve got here is class \u2013 they made me feel part of the group even though sometimes you have dark and lonely days. It\u2019s just good to be back out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cWe\u2019re still in pre-season, so I want to keep getting fitter, faster, stronger \u2013 hopefully do a lot more contact with my wrist and make sure I\u2019m ready to go for the start of the season. Hopefully I\u2019ll have an injury-free year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Check out the latest episode of The Serious About Rugby League Show on our YouTube channel here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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