Liam Farrell is an English rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 player for the Wigan Warriors

Wigan Warriors

Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....

 in the European Super League

Super League

Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...

. He plays in the second-row or at loose forward. He is the cousin of former Warriors player Andy Farrell.

2010 season

Liam Farrell started the 2010 season on a dual registration loan at Widnes Vikings

Widnes Vikings

Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...

. He made a try scoring home debut against Barrow Raiders

Barrow Raiders

Barrow Raiders are an English professional rugby league team from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, who are coached by Dave Clark. Formed in 1875 as Barrow Football Club, the club is the oldest of the current professional sports teams in Cumbria....

. Widnes head coach Paul Cullen

Paul Cullen

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 praised Farrell, saying that "“These are hardened professionals who have been around the block a few times and they know how to knock some young players about, and he was still going just as strong at the end of the game.” Wigan Head Coach Michael MaGuire gave Farrell his Warriors first team debut in the victory over Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...

 on 5 April, coming off the bench and scoring a try.

He played in the Super League Grand Final for Wigan Warriors coming away with a victory.

External links

• http://www.wiganwarriors.com/SquadMember.asp?teamid=1&id=220
• Liam Farrell Wigan Career Page on the Wigan RL Fansite.