Marc Bazeley
Tries from Liam Marshall, Jack Farrimond and Sam Walters, plus 4 targets from Adam Keighran, sealed a derby win for Wigan Warriors over St Helens at Elland Street; watch each match of Magic Weekend 2024 reside on Sky Sports activities Motion on Saturday August 17 and Sunday August 18
Final Up to date: 17/08/24 7:07pm
Wigan Warriors returned to the highest of the Betfred Tremendous League as they claimed a hard-fought 20-0 win over injury-hit St Helens within the Magic Weekend derby at Elland Street.
Liam Marshall’s twenty second attempt of the Tremendous League season up to now and teenager Jack Farrimond’s solo end, plus three targets from Adam Keighran, put the reigning champions right into a 14-point lead over their nice rivals at half time.
Marshall and Zach Eckersley each had tries to increase Wigan’s lead dominated out after the break, however Sam Walters – thrust into the beginning line-up after Liam Farrell’s late damage withdrawal – put the seal on the victory late on in opposition to a disjoined Saints facet.
In the meantime, St Helens, already with 10 gamers sidelined going into Magic Weekend, had been dealt additional damage blows when Curtis Sironen needed to go away the sector early resulting from a calf drawback and Ben Davies failed a head damage evaluation.
Story of the sport
St Helens head coach Paul Wellens was compelled into one other reshuffle for this match as a result of accidents plaguing his squad, with Ben Davies and Moses Mbye forming an unfamiliar-looking half-back pairing and again row James Bell slotting in as beginning hooker.
Wigan, additionally with a brand new halves mixture of Keighran and Farrimond resulting from Bevan French being injured and Harry Smith suspended, suffered a fear of their very own forward of kick-off too as captain Farrell picked up an damage throughout the warm-up.
It proved a sometimes sturdy affair early on, however it was the Warriors who broke the impasse within the sixteenth minute on the again of a break from Jake Wardle which led to a set restart. Keighran then undid the St Helens defence with a cut-out go for Marshall to complete for a transformed rating.
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Adam Keighran’s looping go supplied Liam Marshall with a walk-in for Wigan’s opening attempt in opposition to St Helens
Two minutes later, Wigan had been in once more as Ethan Havard took the ball up adopted by the 18-year-old Farrimond displaying some good particular person talent to kick by means of and regather the ball to cross the whitewash for a second transformed attempt.
Saints, who noticed second row Sironen depart on 9 minutes, weren’t with out possibilities within the first half however had been unable to profit from them and the closest they got here to getting on the board was when 18-year-old full-back Harry Robertson was held up over the road.
A penalty for offside allowed Keighran to kick Wigan additional in entrance on the stroke of half time they usually had been denied a attempt for centre Eckersley by the video referee quarter-hour into the second half resulting from a knock-on within the build-up.
Ellis’ yellow card for a shoulder cost on Joe Batchelor three minutes later noticed the Warriors quickly lowered to 12 males, but St Helens wasted an excellent alternative to hit again throughout this era as Matt Whitley knocked on over the road because of Jai Discipline’s deal with on the again of Robertson’s surging break.
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Jack Farrimond confirmed some silky expertise as he kicks and collects the ball to increase Wigan’s lead in opposition to Saints
The ten-time Tremendous League champions had been holding agency on the different finish of the sector although, regardless of being compelled into three goal-line drop-outs after the break, whereas Marshall had a second attempt dominated out resulting from a ahead go from Wardle.
However they did lastly add to their tally with round three minutes remaining as Walters raced onto a grubber from Abbas Miski, who had simply collected a cross-field kick from Keighran near the suitable touchline, to complete for a 3rd Wigan transformed attempt.
It was a outcome which despatched the Warriors again to the highest of the desk as effectively, a minimum of till the conclusion of Hull KR’s match with Catalans Dragons on Sunday.
What they stated
Wigan Warriors head coach Matt Peet:
“I would have taken that on the coach ride here.
“We all know they’re lacking extra gamers than we’re however they’re a proud membership.
“If we hadn’t got that start right they would have made us pay and I thought we were excellent at the start.
“It was definitely a step in the suitable path however these issues we needed to repair up is about what we stand for as a bunch and a membership.”
St Helens head coach Paul Wellens:
“We’re actually disillusioned as a result of we misplaced a giant recreation.
“Opportunities were always going to be few and far between and when we got them we failed to take them.
“I’m a bit disillusioned with the tries we conceded, I believe we might have dealt with them higher. What I can not fault is the gamers’ efforts.
“We are doing it tough at the moment but if we stick together and work hard, we will pick up the wins.”
What’s subsequent?
St Helens are again in motion on Saturday August 24 after they host Hull KR (3pm), whereas Wigan Warriors play their Spherical 23 match the next day after they host Hull FC (3pm). Each matches are reside on Sky Sports activities+.
How can I watch Magic Weekend?
Each match of the weekend will probably be proven reside on Sky Sports activities Motion throughout the weekend and will probably be accessible to stream on NOW.
Watch each match of the 2024 Betfred Tremendous League season, together with the play-offs and males’s, girls’s and wheelchair Grand Finals, reside on Sky Sports activities and Sky Sports activities+. Additionally stream Tremendous League, the NRL and extra from Sky Sports activities with NOW.
