Wigan issue ultimatum to RFU

Wigan have told the Rugby Football Union they had until the end of this week to complete the cross-code transfer of Andy Farrell.

Wigan owner Dave Whelan issued the ultimatum in a bid to bring some finality to the ongoing saga over the Great Britain rugby league captain’s future.

It is now nearly a month since the RFU announced they were in talks with Wigan skipper Farrell who, were he to change codes, would follow a path already trodden by the likes of Jason Robinson and Henry Paul.