. ▁He ▁started ▁from ▁the ▁ben ch ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁matches ▁against ▁the ▁Hud ders field ▁Gi ants ▁and ▁the ▁S alf ord ▁City ▁Red s , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁dropped ▁to ▁the ▁Academy ▁just ▁shortly ▁after . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁squad ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁on ▁the ▁ben ch ▁for ▁the ▁Challenge ▁Cup ▁fourth ▁round ▁match , ▁against ▁the ▁W ake field ▁Tr inity ▁Wild c ats ▁on ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁▁ ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁couple ▁of ▁Super ▁League ▁matches ▁against ▁the ▁W ake field ▁Tr inity ▁Wild c ats ▁and ▁St . ▁Hel ens , ▁before ▁again ▁being ▁dropped ▁to ▁the ▁Academy . ▁Team ▁Head ▁Co ach ▁Ian ▁Mill ward ▁was ▁s ack ed ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁poor ▁results ▁from ▁the ▁W igan ▁War riors ▁side . ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Brian ▁No ble ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁W igan ▁War riors ▁were ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁Super ▁League ▁and ▁No ble ▁decided ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁more ▁experienced ▁squad , ▁which ▁meant ▁that ▁Tom kins ▁would ▁not ▁make ▁another ▁appearance ▁during ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Tom kins ▁started ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁W igan ▁War riors ' ▁Senior ▁Academy , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁good - form ▁scoring ▁ 5 ▁tries ▁in ▁one ▁match ▁against ▁H ull ▁King ston ▁Ro vers ' ▁Academy . ▁But