▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁senior ▁début ▁for ▁the ▁W igan ▁War riors ▁against ▁the ▁W id nes ▁Vik ings ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁During ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Jo el ▁made ▁another ▁ 1 2 ▁appearances ▁and ▁scoring ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 ▁tries ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁The ▁tal ented ▁young ster ▁was ▁given ▁his ▁chance ▁at ▁first - team ▁level ▁under ▁coach ▁Ian ▁Mill ward , ▁who ▁had ▁become ▁Head ▁Co ach ▁of ▁the ▁W igan ▁War riors ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Tom kins ▁started ▁the ▁first ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁season ▁at ▁, ▁in ▁a ▁match ▁against ▁the ▁Catal ans ▁Drag ons ▁which ▁the ▁W igan ▁War riors ▁lost , ▁ 3 8 – 3 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁dem oted ▁to ▁the ▁ben ch ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁against ▁the ▁Le eds ▁Rh inos . ▁After ▁ 1 7 - min utes ▁he ▁was ▁brought ▁from ▁off ▁the ▁ben ch ▁and ▁scored ▁a ▁try ▁with ▁his ▁first ▁touch ▁of ▁the ▁ball ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁W igan ▁War riors ▁a ▁ 4 – 0 ▁lead . ▁The ▁W igan ▁War riors ▁went ▁onto ▁lose ▁the ▁match , ▁ 1 6 – 2 4 . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Tom kins ▁agreed ▁a ▁contract ▁extension ▁with ▁the ▁W igan ▁War riors ▁which ▁would ▁keep ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁club ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 8