Zak Hardaker left out of Wigan Warriors squad for St Helens for ‘dipping’ below standards

Wigan Warriors take on St Helens Friday afternoon in the classic derby clash.

But, one of those names that was absent from Wigan’s 21-man squad list was that of Zak Hardaker.

Well it has now been revealed in Wigan boss Matty Peet’s pre-match press conference that Hardaker ‘dipped’ below the standards expected of him, according to Wigan Today.

Matty Peet says Zak Hardaker has been left of the squad for the Saints game because he’s “dipped” below the expected standards, but he’ll be back in contention next week.#WWRL

— Amos Wynn (@amos_wynn) April 13, 2022

That being said, Hardaker is expected to be back in contention for the Warriors next week.

The 21-man squads for this clash are as follows:

St Helens

1 Jack Welsby
2 Tommy Makinson
3 Will Hopoate
4 Mark Percival
6 Jonny Lomax
7 Lewis Dodd
8 Alex Walmsley
9 James Roby
10 Matty Lees
12 Joe Batchelor
13 Morgan Knowles
14 Joey Lussick
15 LMS
17 Agnatius Paasi
19 Jake Wingfield
20 James Bell
22 Ben Davies
23 Konrad Hurrell
24 Dan Norman
26 Sam Royle
27 Jon Bennison

Wigan Warriors

1 Bevan French
2 Jake Bibby
6 Cade Cust
7 Tommy Leuluai
8 Brad Singleton
9 Sam Powell
10 Patrick Mago
11 Willie Isa
12 Liam Farrell
13 John Bateman
14 Morgan Smithies
16 Harry Smith
17 Oliver Partington
19 Ethan Havard
20 Liam Byrne
22 Joe Shorrocks
23 Jai Field
24 Abbas Miski
25 Sam Halsall
26 James McDonnell
28 Brad O’Neill