Wigan Warriors
Before the scandal that led to Fletcher being stripped of his captaincy, banned for 1 game and fined A$10,000 he had agreed to a move to England to play for Super League outfit Wigan Warriors after two years at Souths. Fletcher joined the Wigan club in 2006 in time for the pre season training but was sidelined for the opening four rounds of Super League after needing emergency Bowel Surgery in early January.
Fletcher's debut came against Warrington Wolves on 10 March 2006 and made an instant impact as a substitute scoring his first try three minutes into his first appearance. He was one of the stalwarts that helped Wigan through one of the most tumultuous times in the clubs history on and off the field in 2006 with the dismissal of Ian Millward as head coach, the low morale within the team and seeing the once feared Wigan club sitting at the bottom of the table. Thanks to Fletcher's impact in the second row and the prop positions Wigan managed the seemingly impossible and survived relegation from the Super League, finishing 7th and just missing a playoff place to local rivals Warrington Wolves.
Fletcher has begun pre season training with Wigan for the 2007 season and played in the clubs first friendly over the weekend against Huddersfield Giants in which Wigan lost 24–22.
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