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Hull KR stretch lead at top with victory at Wigan
Betfred Super LeagueWigan (0) 6Tries: Keighran Goals: KeighranHull KR (8) 10Tries: Hadley Goals: Martin 3 Hull KR put one hand on the League Leader's Shield with a statement 10-6 victory over closest Super League chasers Wigan Warriors at a pulsating Brick Community a thrilling encounter between the top two, which kept the crowd guessing until the last moment, the Robins held on under intense late pressure to establish a six-point lead with five games of the regular season to go.A converted early try from Dean Hadley and two penalty kicks from the boot of Rhyse Martin had looked set to deliver a shutout for the Robins with six minutes to a battling finish from Wigan sparked by a try and conversion from Adam Keighran delivered a thrilling run to the hooter, but the hosts were unable to avoid a first home defeat by the Robins since 2021. More follows Wigan: Field; Miski, Eckersley, Wardle, Marshall; Keighran, Smith; Havard, O'Neill, Byrne, Walters, Farrell, Mago, Leeming, Dupree, KR: Broadbent Davies, Hiku, Batchelor, Burgess; Lewis, Mourgue; Sue, Litten, Whitbread, Hadley, Martin, Waerea-Hargreaves, Luckley, Tanginoa, Liam Moore.
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25-07-2025
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Wigan beat Catalans to cut Hull KR lead at top
Betfred Super LeagueWigan (16) 28Tries: Wardle, Farrimond, Leeming, Eckersley, O'Neill Goals: Smith 4Catalans (0) 18Try: Rouge, Makinson, Da Costa Goal: Aispuro-Bichet 3 Wigan Warriors cut the gap to Super League leaders Hull KR to two points with a five-try win over Catalans Dragons at the Brick Community reigning champions were without this season's leading try-scorer Jai Field due to concussion protocols and are still missing star stand-off Bevan French through injury, but young players Jack Farrimond and Zach Eckersley stepped into the breach with fine Jake Wardle, Kruise Leeming and Brad O'Neill all adding scores, the Warriors always had their noses in front against a Dragons outfit which had their former player Joel Tomkins in charge for the first time since signing a new deal until 2027 earlier this Dragons showed plenty of spirit and hit back with tries from Cesar Rouge, Tommy Makinson and Alrix Da Costa in a promising second half, but the task facing Tomkins is evident as they have now won just once in their past 12 in all to follow. Wigan: Eckersley; Douglas, Keighran, Wardle, Marshall; Farrimond, Smith; Havard, O'Neill, Dupree, Nsemba, Farrell, Mago, Byrne, Leeming, Aispuro-Bichet; Makinson, Laguerre, Darrelatour, Yaha; Rouge, Fages; Sims, Da Costa, Bousquet, Sironen, Garcia, Satae, Navarrete, Maria, Jack Smith.
BBC News
16-05-2025
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Wigan go top with thrilling win over Leigh
Betfred Super LeagueWigan (28) 36Tries: Marshall, Wardle, Keighran, Nsemba, Ellis, Eckersley, Leeming Goals: Keighran (4)Leigh (12) 28Tries: Niu, Ofahengaue, O'Neill 2, Trout Goals: O'Brien 2, McNamara 2 Wigan Warrior moved above Hull KR to the top of the Super League table with a pulsating 36-28 victory over Leigh Leopards at the Brick Community last time these two met in the opening round of fixtures in February, all manner of records were broken in the lowest-scoring Super League game ever and a golden point 1-0 win for they served up the polar opposite with a 12-try thriller on a night when the scoreboard rarely stopped turning was enough to edge Matty Peet's side to the top of the table shading the points difference count over Hull KR, who have a chance to reclaim top spot against Huddersfield Giants on to follows. Wigan: Field; Eckersley, Keighran, Wardle, Marshall; French, Smith; Byrne, O'Neill, Walters, Nsemba, Farrell, Thompson, Mago, Leeming, Hodgson, McIntosh, Niu, Hanley, Charnley, O'Brien, Lam, Ofahengaue, Ipape, Mulhern, O'Neill, Trout, Hughes, Davis, Tuitavake, Chris Kendall.
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16-05-2025
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Wigan rout reigning champions York in season opener
Betfred Women's Super LeagueWigan (28) 40Tries: Jones, Hunter, T Power, Banks 2, Veivers, S Power Goals: Rowe 6York (0) 6Tries: Andrade Goals: Williamson Wigan Warriors served further notice there could be a new name at the top of Womens' Super League this season with an emphatic statement win against back-to-back champions York days after booking a place in the Womens' Challenge Cup final with a 44-14 semi-final win over Leeds Rhinos, Denis Betts' side left the reigning champions on the canvas at the Brick Community an explosive first half, the 2023 and 2024 champions Valkyrie conceded five tries as Wigan dominated possession and made best use of was 13 minutes before Molly Jones went over after a break and assist from Ellise Derbyshire, but Wigan had another through Eva Hunter four minutes later, and a third after Tiana Power's dazzling run from the right flank to it was an opening period that left York stunned, a try from Grace Banks, with a strong finish through two tackles, and an Emily Veivers score after she reacted quickest to a loose ball a minute from the break left them flattened. Izzy Rowe's boot proved reliable with four goals for the only respite to the relentless waves of Wigan pressure came during a long injury break as medics attended to York centre Tamzin Renouf, who was stretchered off after 35 there was later positive news about Renouf the half-time break did nothing to blunt the Warriors hunger, and Mia Atherton posted an enormous hit on Izzy Brennan straight from the Power matched her sister's first-half try on 51 minutes and Banks' claimed a second, both converted, to put Wigan 40-0 to the good in the closing stages.A consolation try from Savannah Andrade three minutes before the buzzer with Ellie Williamson adding two points allowed the visitors some measure of it could not mask the fact that the tectonic plates have clearly shifted in the close season as Wigan look to add a second Women's Super League title following a first and only win in 2018. Wigan: Banks; T Power T, Wilson, M Jones, Derbyshire; Foubister, Rowe; Coleman, Wilton, Gregory-Haselden, Hunter, S Power, Marsh, C Jones, Veivers, Dagger; Partington, Renouf, Rampton, Kershaw; Rihari, Williamson; Wood, Peach, Hornby, Andrade, Parker, Marshall, Stimpson, Moxon, Freddie Lincoln.
