'I had some dark times': Dom Manfredi nearly swapped rucking for トラックで運ぶing... but his two tries in 最高の League Grand Final 奮起させるd Wigan to glory

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Dom Manfredi took a whack to the 注目する，もくろむ and 即時に 血 blurred his 見通し.

The Wigan winger reluctantly 退却／保養地d to the Old Trafford sideline where 10 stitches were 速く 挿入するd into a now gaping eyelid.

Manfredi did not think twice about returning to the 活動／戦闘 to 得点する／非難する／２０ a second try, and one which would clinch the 最高の League Grand Final for his hometown club, にもかかわらず the fact he would later need to have the 負傷させる re-stitched.

Dom Manfredi 得点する／非難する／２０d two tries on Saturday to 奮起させる Wigan to a 14-12 victory over Warrington

Manfredi took a whack to the 注目する，もくろむ and needed 10 stitches into a gaping eyelid

It seemed like an 行為／法令／行動する of extreme bravery. But when you hear the 25-year-old's 支援する story it comes as little surprise that taking a seat on the （法廷の）裁判 was not an 選択.

Manfredi has previous. In 2016, after a prolific season which saw him 得点する／非難する／２０ 15 times, he 決裂d an anterior cruciate ligament in a 取り組む by Castleford's Rangi Chase.?

The result was a year on the sidelines and no place in the Grand Final.

Then, on Manfredi's first game 支援する, a reserve team fixture, he 決裂d the ligament again. Another year on the sidelines ぼんやり現れるd.

'I had some dark times in those two years,' he said. 'I couldn't tell you, mate. Unbelievably dark.?

'I felt like giving up a lot of times, but that's made every minute 価値（がある） it.'

Things were so bad that at one point he went on an HGV 運動ing course. 'I was planning on doing my 実験（する）' he said. 'But as I was getting fitter I just 押し進めるd tha t 支援する.'

Manfredi is 支援する form the brink after 苦しむing two 決裂d ligaments in two years

The トラックで運ぶing world's loss was the rucking world's 伸び（る）.

'I just sat 負かす／撃墜する and said to myself: this is my last chance now,' Manfredi said. 'I'll give it everything now, and if it's not good enough, it's not good enough, at least I've tried.'

It was good enough. Manfredi finally returned to Wigan's team a month ago and 敏速に 得点する／非難する／２０d two tries before his 星／主役にする 役割 under the Old Trafford floodlights.

'I'm really made up. Everyone who's worked hard this year have got what they deserved in the end.'

Manfredi was quick to 賞賛する the club's 医療の staff, and the feeling was 報いるd.

示す Bitcon, the club's director of 業績／成果 put it 井戸／弁護士席. 'It's been akin to climbing エベレスト what he's 達成するd in the last two years,' he said.

'Dom's dedication and perseverance, I've never seen anything like it in my 20 years in sport.'

Bitcon 認める that he w as worried Manfredi would never play again. 'That was probably a month, six weeks ago to be honest,' he said.?

Manfredi finally returned to Wigan's team a month ago before his heroics at Old Trafford

'If that would have re-決裂d again it would have been a serious discussion with the club about 契約s and whether Dom 手配中の，お尋ね者 to carry on.

'From a month ago thinking if this doesn't work he might not play again to 得点する／非難する／２０ing a winning try in a Grand Final is an unbelievable story.'

Manfredi went over in the first half to 取り消す out Josh Charnley's opener.?

Opposite wing Tom Davies touched 負かす／撃墜する before half-time to give the 軍人s the lead and Manfredi's second, with three minutes to play, ended the contest and 確実にするd Wigan coach Shaun 病弱な ended his 30-year 協会 with the club in the best way possible.

'All I did was put the ball 負かす／撃墜する, really,' Manfredi said, before 賞賛するing his boss. 'I 借りがある a lot to Waney. I'd probably be digging 穴を開けるs on a building 場所／位置 if it wasn't for him.'?

When th e smoke, and the トロフィー, had been 解除するd, Manfredi then sought out his biggest fan in a 近づく-65,000 （人が）群がる.

'I had to say thank you to my mum,' he said. 'She was there when I couldn't get up, taking my dog for a walk, bringing me food, cooking for me, きれいにする for me.'?

She ― and her son ― now have their reward.