Playing very well for Swinton and played long minutes last 2 games, could be worth a bench place on Thursday as he seems to have massively improved his defence and gained some mongrel in his game

Good to hear, the few times I have seen him for Swinton he’s done fairly long minutes but done very little during them in both defence and attack, very minimal hit ups and trying his best not to get involved in the tackle. If he can play to his weight he has the potential to be a good player, his handling skills are so good for a big man.

A friend of mine went to the Bradford game today - he said Kibula was virtually unplayable at times.

Really hope he gets a go Thursday

He is on a season loan so cant play. He isn't on duel reg.

Been Swinton MOM in last two matches. Looking at the two RL papers he was playing second row yesterday.



Think dropping down to championship level will do wonders for his game and getting knocked about a bit by big blokes will bring out the aggression he so rarely displays. He was coasting at U19s level, relying on his size rather than his undoubted skills.



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Is he on a season long loan? He was at Dewsbury earlier this season. I presumed he was on a months loan, then it's on a week by week basis, so can be recalled if necessary.

They announced a month's loan extension on 3rd June so I'm guessing he's just week-to-week now

That was how I saw it.

No Kibula. Havard comes into the 19. Anyone seen much of him? Crazy that we are now up to squad number 42. There must be a reason we seem to consistently get so many injuries.

He's probably the most athletic prop I've seen at Wigan for a while, very highly rated and is already being "watched" by at least one Australian club.

He was outstanding for England v Australia at academy level last year, and still only eighteen.

Is Kibula still on contract next season? Given his showing for Swindon and Dewsbury I would like to see him getting a run out with the first team. His loan spells seem to have given him a kick up the bum that was needed.

I think he was on the list of players whose futures were still undecided when they announced who was available earlier in the year. That means he's able to speak to any club.



When he was sent out on loan I believe it was because the club felt he had things to work on and needed to earn a new contract. If he hasn't done enough to please the club then I'm staggered. He had some outstanding games for Dewsbury and since he's joined Swinton he's been one of their best players pretty much every week. The Championship is a tough league for forwards - we've seen how there are forwards there who can step up to Super League and excel - and Kibula is 19 years old and currently one of the form players. It's more than you'd expect from most at his age.



There's a lot of work to do for him to make it at the top level but potentially he could be a very good player. It would be daft to cast him aside at such a young age when the potential rewards more than outweigh the risks.

So we will be selling him in a year or two then ?