You could argue that the bad luck of others has helped Englishmen Morgan Smithies and Kai Pearce-Paul get a start for their respective clubs in Round 1 but premiership-winning Wigan coach Matt Peet insists luck has nothing to do with it.
Just four months after celebrating a Super League premiership at Old Trafford, the former Wigan teammates will square off when the Knights and Raiders kick off their 2024 campaigns in Newcastle.
While their former coach admits it was hard to say goodbye to two of his best forwards, the recent World Club Challenge winner has no doubts Canberra recruit Smithies and Newcastle's Pearce-Paul are ready...