Warriors announce 2025 Scholarship squad
On Friday 23rd August 2024 Wigan Warriors held their annual Scholarship Launch night as the newest players to enter the Warriors system were celebrated.
Head of Youth Shane Eccles opened the night speaking about the scholarship programme, what it involves and what the players and their families should expect over the next two years as scholarship players.
Speaking on the newest recruits in the pathway, Head of Youth Shane Eccles said: “We have welcomed 41 players into our Scholarship programme for 2025. We have 21 players that have progressed from Under 15s into the under 16s, alongside 20 players who have joined as under 15s.
“The players join from their Community clubs and schools and it is a credit to our recruitment team who spend hours watching and assessing these players in Community games, School games and development sessions.”
He added: “These players represent 15 different Community clubs and 27 schools and it is a credit to the coaches and teachers in the Clubs and schools that are working with these players to develop them. The scholarship squad will start training in September in preparation for the 2025 programme and it was great to be able to welcome them to the Club. The support shown by everyone at the Club will ensure they feel valued when they join the club and all the staff are looking forward to working with these players and seeing them develop and progress.”
2025 Scholarship squad:
U15s
- Aiden Wright – Prop – Woolston Rovers – The Kings Leadership Academy
- Alex Carlile – Half Back – Oulton Raiders – Carleton High
- Alex Higham – Half Back – Leigh Miners Rangers – Fredlongworth High
- Alfie Allender – Full Back – Thatto Heath – Rainford High
- Archie Smith – Loose Forward – Salford Roosters – Cheadle Hulme High
- Ashton Hetherington – Loose Forward – Kells – Keswick School
- Bobby Hughes – Half Back – Westbank Bears – Ormiston Chadwick Academy
- Ellis Ratcliffe – Second Row – Ince Rose Bridge – Byrchall High School
- Finlay Grant – Loose Foward – Leigh Miners Rangers – St Ambrose Barlow
- Finley Swann – Prop – Orrell St James – Deanery
- Finlay Davies – Centre – Leigh Miners Rangers – Moorside High
- Jude Rowe – Prop – Oulton Raiders – Temple Moor High
- Kian Norman – Half Back – Golborne – Hawkley High
- Liam Cartwright – Centre – St Jude’s – Hawkley High
- Ollie Wright – Hooker – Kells – Workington Academy
- Owen Santus – Full Back – Shevington Sharks – St Peter’s High
- Paddy Burrows – Half Back – Ince Rose Bridge – Deans Trust
- Reece Hill – Half Back – Ince Rose Bridge – St John Fisher
- Tommy O’Connor – Hooker – Leigh Miners Rangers – Fredlongworth High
U16s
- Alfie Silcock – Full Back – Shevington Sharks – Standish High
- Ben Farrimond – Centre – Leigh Miners Rangers – St Mary’s High
- Clayton Mayberry – Hooker – Oldham St Anne’s – Coop Academy Failsworth
- Cody Lyons-Ashworth – Second Row – St Jude’s – St Edmund Arrowsmith
- Harrison Oakes – Wing – Thatto Heath – Hawkley High
- Harry MIkhail – Prop – Thatto Heath – St Peter’s High
- Harry Sephton – Prop – Thatto Heath – Rainford High
- Henry Briscoe – Half Back – Thatto Heath – Great Sankey
- Isaac Makhaza – Centre – Shevington Sharks – St John Fisher
- Jack Myers – Centre – Thatto Heath – St Peter’s High
- Jacob Davies – Wing – Thatto Heath – De La Salle
- Jacob Woods – Full Back – Thatto Heath – Cowley International
- Lucas Fethertson – Prop – Leigh Miners Rangers – St Mary’s High
- Matt Brown – Prop – Thatto Heath – Rainford High
- Matthew Halton – Loose Forward – Shevington Sharks – Standish High
- Tate Brown – Prop – Oldham St Anne’s – Coop Academy Failsworth
- Toby Calderbank-Mannix – Wing – Shevington Sharks – Standish High
- Tom Burns – Half Back – Greetland All Rounders – Ryburn Valley High
- Tom Farrimond – Half Back – St Jude’s – St Edmund Arrowsmith
- Victor Omodele – Second Row – Oldham St Anne’s – The Blue Coat
- Will Dootson – Loose Forward – Shevington Sharks – Hawkley High
Wigan Warriors Scholarship programme is proudly sponsored by Bithells Waste Management & Skip hire.
