Douglas runs in hat-trick as Wigan thrash Salford
Jacob Douglas racked up a hat-trick of tries as Wigan Warriors kept up the pressure at the top of Super League with a comfortable win over struggling Salford Red Devils.Jai Field ran in from distance to send Wigan in front and set up Jacob Douglas to touch down before touching down again from Adam Keighran's kick.Just before half-time, Douglas ran in his second and after the break, Zach Eckersley and Keighran went in.Douglas completed his hat-trick with ease while Nathan Connell ran in an emphatic try for the hosts late on to prevent a scoreless humbling, shortly before Jack Farrimond's late score for Wigan.Victory for the Cherry and Whites means they keep pace with league leaders Hull KR, who won against St Helens on Friday.For Salford, on the other hand, their miserable 2025 continues as they slipped to a 12th defeat from 13 Super League games.Prior to their defeat by Wigan, BBC Radio Manchester reported that Salford's players had been paid wages for May, as the club continue to battle off-field financial issues this term.The hosts had just 17 players available but earned some pride courtesy of Connell's score which ensured they would not be on the receiving end of a confidence-shaking nilling at home.More to follow.
Salford: Connell; Hill, Vaughan, Stone, Hankinson; Marsters, Brierley; Ormondroyd, Morgan, Bullock, Foster, Shorrocks, Wilson.Interchanges: Sangare, Glover, Chan, Warren.Wigan: Field; Douglas, Keighran, Eckersley, Marshall; Farrimond, Smith; Byrne, O'Neill, Dupree, Nsemba, Havard, Ellis.Interchanges: French, Mago, Hill, McDermott.Referee: Tom Grant.
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