 His scoring record in 2011 started in the opening round against St. Helens in which he kicked a goal but missed a drop goal which would have won the game for Wigan . His first try came during Wigan 's next game at Bradford . A match @-@ tying penalty kicked by Tomkins salvaged a draw for Wigan against Leeds . From 25 April to 4 June , Tomkins scored thirteen tries in seven games for Wigan , including braces against Crusaders and Harlequins in the league and Barrow in the cup , as well as a hat @-@ trick against Hull Kingston Rovers . He scored his second hat @-@ trick of the season against Huddersfield , taking his career total to six . In Wigan 's fifth round cup win over Bradford , Gareth Raynor 's high tackle left Tomkins unconscious as he was scoring a try , an incident which ended both Raynor 's and Tomkins ' involvement in the match due to a sending @-@ off and a head injury respectively . Despite missing part of Wigan 's away match to Hull because of a shoulder injury , Tomkins returned from the bench and scored two tries in a 16 – 30 victory ; after the match , Sky Sports reported that he had become a " strong favourite " for the season 's Man of Steel award . He followed this up a week later with a try @-@ scoring man of the match performance against St. Helens as Wigan won their first cup semi @-@ final since 2004 . Wigan returned to league action with a win at home to Salford , with Tomkins scoring four tries . He scored another brace against Bradford in Wigan 's last match before the Challenge Cup final . Tomkins played in that final as part of a victorious Wigan team , giving Tomkins his first Challenge Cup honour , although Jeff Lima was given the Lance Todd Trophy award which Tomkins had been pre @-@ match favourite to win . After the final , the Rugby Football League investigated and found Tomkins guilty of an obscene gesture aimed at fans of the opposing Leeds team , for which he was given a suspended GBP £ 1 @,@ 000 fine . His points tally for Wigan 's season totalled 32 tries , five goals , and one drop goal . After the season , he signed a new contract to play for Wigan , shortly after his brother Joel agreed to switch codes and play rugby union for Saracens F.C. According to The Guardian , the deal would make Sam Tomkins the highest paid player in Super League at £ 300 @,@ 000 a year , and would rule out a cross @-@ code transfer of his own for at least three years . 
