Super League: Wigan Warriors 6-14 St Helens
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| Betfred Super League |
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| Wigan Warriors (0) 6 |
| Try: Tomkins Goal: Tomkins |
| St Helens (8) 14 |
| Tries: Peyroux, Knowles Goals: Richardson 3 |
St Helens extended their lead at the top of Super League to 10 points with a defiant derby win at second-placed local rivals Wigan Warriors.
Dominique Peyroux's first-half try helped Saints lead 8-0 at the break.
Morgan Knowles crossed shortly after half-time to stretch the visitors' lead to 14 points, before Wigan hit back.
The hosts had hope with 10 minutes left when Sam Tomkins raced over and converted, but Saints battled on to secure their 13th consecutive victory.
The delighted visitors' tireless defence ultimately saw them over the line, but the hosts had gone close when Dan Sarginson was narrowly held up and Romain Navarrete had an effort ruled out for a double movement, both shortly before Tomkins' score.
Those decisions came after Knowles' try was eventually given after replays showed he had just bundled over despite last-ditch tackles from the Warriors defence.
Danny Richardson's boot added six points for Saints, whose winning run in all competitions stretches back to their 24-20 loss at Wakefield on 15 April.
Injury-hit Wigan's new signing Chris Hankinson made his debut from the start, two days after the centre arrived from Championship side Swinton Lions.
St Helens coach Justin Holbrook: "It definitely wasn't easy. It was one of the toughest games I've watched.
"Neither team gave an inch, there was big hit after big hit for 80 minutes, which showed the brutality of our game.
"They're a quality side and, although I know they had some troops out, they kept coming and it ended up as a cracking derby."
Wigan coach Shaun Wane: "The best team won, without a shadow of a doubt.
"They had the majority of the game but I'm really proud of our efforts. It was a typical derby.
"They got stuck into each other, there were injured bodies and blood everywhere, which is a great sign."
Wigan: Tomkins, Davies, Hankinson, Sarginson, Marshall, Woods, Powell, Clubb, Leuluai, Flower, Isa, Bateman, Navarrette.
Replacements: Tautai, Hamlin, Paisley, Greenwood.
St Helens: Lomax, Swift, Makinson, Morgan, Grace, Fages, Richardson, Amor, Roby, Thompson, Peyroux, Knowles, Wilkin.
Replacements: McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Douglas, Lees, Ashworth.
Referee: Robert Hicks.
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With some better thinking by Tommy Makinson when on the break, there could easily have been another two or three Saints tries as well. All in all a very satisfactory night.
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since some Saints fans I know actually want Wigan to win
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Then they arn't real saints fans then, no real saints fan would want the weapons to win....
Aside from a 10 min period a totally dominant performance from saints and a brilliant example of a derby game, not an inch was given by either side...
Sains v Wigan should be the highlight of any seasons fixture list but its significance is diluted by the familiarity brought on by cash hungry clubs and demanding paymasters.
Maybe the introduction of two leagues of 10 may help remedy this.
Has anybody seen the beer mat with next years format !!!
Crazy.
This bonhomie, “lets all stick together for the good of RL”, has the opposite effect. No stories = no interest. Get the coaches speaking their mind about others, likewise the players. Build up the damn thing. Make it seem important.
Will be interesting to see how Toronto do against Super league teams in the playoffs. Very good team on paper but as the CC proved maybe the wrong coach at that level.
Promoters in all other sports do anything to build up a rivalry (or manufacture one), to generate headlines/talking points and interest. One reason why the masses don’t have a scooby do about the two rugby codes is the lack of rivalry. Opposing coaches, players, fans all mingling..like a village fete. No interest.
As for Wigan v Saints, it was an entertaining game. Saints were too good in the end. Wigan will come good again.
If you did watch both soccer and RL I think you would - as 99.9% of people would - deduce that soccer is rife with appalling behaviour from the players. RL not perfect but infinitely better than soccer.
Saints v Warrington Grand Final for me this time around.
I would love to know who in RL did what to you to cause this much resentment in you. Poor soul. It is terribly sad.
Looks like Kerry’s had a few too many e-numbers today. Perhaps his Mummy should take his internet privileges off him for a while. Silly boy.
Hahahahaha
Had that little pearler been made toward someone who doesn’t know what is going on in rugby league (which is most people) you’d get away with it. Unlucky for you I do. Phil Caplan never shuts up about referees being disrespected in rugby league.
Has that referee who was deliberately taken out recovered yet?