“Some things in life are bigger than rugby. All our thoughts and prayers are with Bevan and his family at this time. His Wigan family will be waiting with open arms for his return, to care and protect him.”

Well said Rads

I was sad to see some of the comments on another site about the club not treating French in a more ruthless way. I am glad that our club has stood by our player during this horrible situation and that when the time comes he is able to get back to doing what he does so well.

I don’t understand the comments at all, especially when people are comparing their experiences with the death of their parents and how they were treated by their workplaces with how we’ve treated Bevan French. Unless your 12,000 miles away from home, with a terminally ill parent during a global pandemic, were travelling to and from anywhere and in particular Australia is uncertain, I doubt anyone can truly compare. Every loss is heartbreaking to the individual but the stress Bevan French would’ve had to deal with by being stuck on the other side of the world in the current climate would be pretty unbearable and it’s something Wigan haven’t put him though thankfully.

My thoughts are with him and his family and as and when the time is right it’ll be lovely to see him back here.

If anyone's interested check out a Bevan French interview on the Locker Room series on the channel Bloke in a Bar. It's from a few years ago but he talks about his upbringing and career - specifically how his mum worked her backside off as a single mum of 4 to give him the opportunity of a rugby league career.

Condolences to Bevan,
Horrible time for the lad, I know.

Condolences to Bevan,
Horrible time for the lad, I know.