Briers: Club demands success

  • Lee Briers speaks to Wigan TV after being named Assistant Coach.
  • Briers: “I walk around here and it oozes success, demands success so it’s something I’m really excited to be a part of.”
  • Get to know Briers more HERE.

Lee Briers says Wigan Warriors as a Club ‘demands success’ as he joins as an Assistant Coach and looks to get the Cherry and Whites ready for the 2022 season.

Briers joins the Warriors new look Coaching Staff after almost 25 years with Warrington Wolves as both a player and a coach. Speaking on the move, he said: “Playing those 16 years and then coaching for eight, nearly 25 years all up, it’s all I’ve ever known. It’s a wonderful club, Warrington, and they’ve done a hell of a lot for me, and I suppose them supporting me the way that they did brings me to this point now where I can move on and join a massive club like Wigan.

“I’ve got a lot of good things to say about Warrington, it’s a fantastic club, they’ll always be special in my heart but for now I’m a Wigan Warriors Coach, and part of the Wigan Warriors staff and I’m really looking forward to that challenge.”

Briers announced he would be departing the Wolves earlier in 2021, and has been holding on for his next move since then.

“I suppose when I knew I was leaving Warrington eight months ago it’s been a long process of whether there would be any interest,” he said. “There was that interest in the last two weeks and things moved really quickly with Wigan and we’re here now and I’m really excited for the challenge. It’s what dreams are made of, Wigan is a massive Rugby League Club in anybody’s eyes, so to be asked to come and coach here is special.”

The new Assistant Coach spoke enthusiastically about changes to come from the Warriors: “We’re all focused on one thing and that’s making Wigan attractive again, we’re on the same wavelength, we’re all aligned and we’re looking forward to the job.”

He added: “I did look at Wigan in the 1990s, early 2000s and they were exciting, they had quality players all over and we need to get back to that, we need to get the fans back through the door and if there is one thing we can promise is that we’re going to try and play exciting rugby.”

Having worked with Matt Peet before in the England Academy set up, Briers holds the new Head Coach in high regard: “It’s exciting, Matty is a straight talker, there’s no grey areas, it’s black and white and that’s what it’s got to be. He’s a hard worker and a deep thinker about the game, people might think because he’s not been a player, that he doesn’t understand the game but he understands the game better than most people I know.

“The way he gets his point across, to coaches and players, is quite unique. He’s on a journey, the start of a journey and myself and Sean are here to support him on that way.”

Briers summarised: “Pre-seasons are tough, brutal but that’s how we can set a foundation and being new coaching staff we can set some real good values. The Club is built on success, I walk around here and it oozes success, demands success so it’s something I’m really excited to be a part of and I can’t wait to get on the field with the boys.”

The full interview with Lee is available to watch on Wigan TV!

Tuesday 19 October 2021