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Wane willing to give Hardaker a home in Wigan

WIGAN coach Shaun Wane is showing interest in signing Zak Hardaker and said yesterday that his club could get the player’s career back on track.

Full-back Hardaker is a free agent after Castleford terminated his contract following his failed drugs test last September.

He is yet to discover his punishment for alleged cocaine use as UK Anti-Doping continue their investigations and could be handed a two-year ban, but Wigan have emerged as a likely destination.

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