 Despite this , Thomas Leuluai replaced Tomkins for the team 's next match against Warrington , meaning Tomkins would have to wait for his Super League debut . He played out the rest of the 2008 season in the reserves , some of his highlights including a hat @-@ trick against Castleford and another five @-@ try performance against Harlequins RL . After scoring four tries against Hull 's reserves , Tomkins was tipped to make at least ten Super League appearances in 2009 season by Shaun Wane , Wigan 's reserve coach . He also received an endorsement from Ian Lenagan , the club 's chairman , when he said , " I think Sam is going to be a world @-@ class half @-@ back and we want to give him his chance . " Tomkins was named Reserve Team Player of the Year at the Wigan inaugural awards evening . 
