Friday 16 December 2016 09:17, UK
Jake Shorrocks has signed a three-year contract extension with Wigan Warriors that will see him remain at the club until the end of 2020.
The 21-year-old half-back captained the under-19s team in 2015 before making his first-team debut earlier this year in the Super League fixture against Widnes in June.
Shorrocks said: "I'm really happy to have secured this new contract with Wigan and can't wait for the season to start now. I loved every minute of playing for the First Team last year and am hungry for more games over the next three years.
"I really enjoy being part of this team and just want to continue to learn and improve and believe that at Wigan, working alongside the likes of Tommy Leuluai and Sean O'Loughlin and under the coaching of Shaun Wane, that gives me the best opportunity to do that."
Head coach Shaun Wane, said: "Jake was very unlucky not to play in the Grand Final at the end of last season but the way he handled that disappointment has shown the measure of him as a person. He is mature for his age and a very good player too.
"We'll train for some of the pre-season without Tommy Leuluai and George Williams but that gives us even more time to work with Jake and he is a player that will only get better and better. We are delighted to have agreed this new contract with Jake."
Chairman Ian Lenagan, said: "Jake is a fine young English half-back who is a player for both the future and for now. One of the hottest prospects in Super League, he showed just how good he is by slotting straight into the First Team when called upon during the injury crisis last season.
"At Wigan we put a lot of trust in our young players and Jake is yet another product of the outstanding Youth Development Department we have here at the Club. He has taken his opportunity well and is a great example to all young Rugby League players."
