Former Wigan Warriors star Matty Bowen reveals major Super League regrets – Total Rugby League

FORMER Wigan Warriors star Matty Bowen lit up Super League during his two-year stint in 2014 and 2015.

After 14 seasons with the North Queensland Cowboys, during which Bowen scored almost 600 points in 270 appearances, the fullback moved to the United Kingdom to end his career.

Bowen scored 24 tries and 31 goals in 47 appearances for the Warriors, but failed to win silverware, with Wigan losing the Super League Grand Final two years in a row to St Helens and Leeds Rhinos respectively.

Despite only staying in Wigan for two years, the 42-year-old regrets not moving to the UK sooner.

“I loved it. Ever since I was released from the Cowboys, I wanted to go and play in England. But then everyone was like: what are you going to do there? Bowen said on the EZ Project Podcast.

“It’s cold, you don’t like playing in Canberra. I said, “well, I’ll go for it,” and I enjoyed it. I loved it, I wish I had done it earlier in my career. Wigan made us very welcome.

“I would have loved to go through the early stages of my career like Bevan French and Jai Field right now. They are young children and they like this kind of space and use the football.

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