{"id":636871,"date":"2026-06-13T16:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T16:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/636871\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T16:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T16:02:15","slug":"warrington-wolves-boss-reveals-reason-behind-toby-king-exit-as-succession-plan-laid-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/636871\/","title":{"rendered":"Warrington Wolves boss reveals reason behind Toby King exit as succession plan laid out"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Warrington Wolves will continue to back their youth after boss Sam Burgess explained the club\u2019s plans following the news that Toby King will leave the club.<\/p>\n

King, who made his Wire debut in 2014 and has made just over 250 appearances in his career, will leave the Halliwell Jones Stadium at the end of the season to join London Broncos.<\/a><\/p>\n

Joining the Super League hopefuls on a two-year contract, King\u2019s departure leaves a starting centre spot. Whilst the club in the past would have recruited, likely from overseas, they instead plan to promote from within, and they\u2019d be silly not to, given the talent coming through.<\/p>\n

Burgess commented on King\u2019s next steps in his press conference ahead of their would-be win over St Helens. The England legend said: \u201cI\u2019m happy for Tobes, he\u2019s a great character and we love him at the club. He\u2019s been here for a long time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just part of the salary cap sport, we can\u2019t fit everyone in. He\u2019s an in-demand player, and we just can\u2019t match the offers that were coming in for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want all my players to do well off the field and Toby has made the decision to go and challenge himself down there.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think London are really having a go so first and foremost, I\u2019m pleased for both Toby and London, but for us, we back our juniors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Revealing who could potentially take his place, Burgess explained: \u201cWe\u2019ve got Zack Gardner and Arron Lindop there, so let\u2019s hope one of those jumps forward and takes that number four spot.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe plan is to promote from inside like we did with Cai [Taylor-Wray] in a similar sort of process, like we did with Ewan [Irwin] and Leon [Hayes] for this year, like you\u2019re seeing with Luke Thomas, Adam Holroyd. That\u2019s our plan as a club.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe plan to promote from inside and develop our own and then recruit where we think we can add, so when Toby moves on, the next one comes through, which will be Zack or Arron. I think it\u2019s a good position to be in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gardner made his first appearance of the season in the win over Saints, but lasted less than 10 minutes after dislocating his shoulder in a collision. Lindop played in last year\u2019s Challenge Cup Final defeat, and had a stellar start to life in the first team before an ACL injury against Leeds Rhinos ended his season.<\/p>\n

Josh Smith has also burst onto the scene after excelling since his move from the Queensland Cup. He will no doubt be in contention for a starting jersey after his efforts in the first half of the season.<\/p>\n

Brad Arthur commits to Leeds Rhinos, Hull KR lose back-to-back and Captain\u2019s Challenge rule debated \u2013 Click here to listen to this week\u2019s episode of the Serious About Rugby League Show<\/a><\/p>\n

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