Radlinski returns from retirement in effort to save Wigan

Kris Radlinski has shocked the sport by coming out of retirement to try to save Wigan from the ignominy of relegation from Super League.

The former Great Britain full-back was forced to give up the game earlier this season because of a long-standing knee injury and the side have struggled without his influence and undoubted quality.

At the time, he explained his tough decision by admitting he had "put my body through enough", but Wigan's desperate plight - they lie six points adrift at the bottom of the table with just 12 games remaining - has caused a major rethink.

"I have been talking to [the Wigan coach] Brian Noble and [chairman] Maurice Lindsay about this for a couple of weeks now, and last night decided to do it," Radlinski.

"Basically, I wouldn't be able to live with myself if something bad happened to Wigan after all the club has given me and done for me in the past. I have been watching all the games and I have seen them struggle.

"I think they need a bit of confidence and some more experience and, hopefully, I will be able to give the side a bit more of both."