Adam Keighran, Sam Walters, Kruise Leeming, Junior Nsemba, and Harry Smith all crossed the road for Wigan in victory over Catalans Dragons; Sky Sports activities will present each sport of Tremendous League dwell this season
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Catalans Dragons’ season continues to unravel after shedding their coach Steve McNamara, with the most recent defeat Saturday’s 48-0 hammering by the hands of Wigan.
The guests confirmed no mercy to the Dragons with a swashbuckling stint within the south of France sunshine, led by lightning winger Liam Marshall.
Les Dracs, below interim coach Joel Tomkins, had no reply to Wigan’s pack superiority and tempo and regardless that they have been lacking a number of senior gamers to damage it appears unlikely the Dragons’ shedding streak will finish quickly.
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Jay Discipline opened the scoring for Wigan with a tremendous attempt…
Captain Ben Garcia, Sam Tomkins, Tommy Makinson, Nick Cotric and props Julian Bousquet and Tevita Pangai Junior have been all lacking injured and Wigan went to city as Catalans crumbled.
Eleven French gamers have been within the Dragons’ 17 together with a debut for highly-rated teenager Clement Martin on the wing.
For Wigan, Ethan Havard returned to the group for the primary time this yr after tearing a hamstring pre-season.
Issues began in keeping with script as a free carry from Catalans’ Tariq Sims gave Wigan possession and house to place full-back Jai Discipline on a 40-metre race to the road, Adam Keighran changing for 6-0 after simply 4 minutes.
Catalans kicked the restart over the touchline and put Wigan again on the offensive, then misplaced their first captain’s problem early within the sport after they questioned a excessive shot on Luke Thompson and Keighran added the penalty for 8-0.
Wigan went into overdrive when winger Liam Marshall exploded on a 30-metre sprint to launch substitute Sam Walters for the Warriors’ second attempt, once more transformed by Keighran.
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Liam Marshall nice defence led to a tremendous 85 yard attempt as Wigan prolonged their lead in opposition to Dragons
Marshall went one higher with an 90-metre dash for a stunning solo attempt, Keighran’s boot clocking up 20 unanswered factors for the Warriors.
A short rally led by Luke Keary was all Catalans might muster earlier than the half-time hooter blew to halt any additional progress from the guests.
Sam Walters did not return from Wigan’s interval dressing room with a painful decrease left leg damage however Bevan French put the guests on the entrance foot with a 40-20 kick which put Jake Wardle in place for a stunning sidestepping break, completed off by Kruise Leeming and ending the sport as a contest.
Junior Nsemba was subsequent over the road, trampling over Cesar Rouge from quick vary then Marshall scored his second with a stroll across the defence within the 62nd minute.
Keighran stretched the sport to the opposite aspect of the pitch with a 60-metre sprint to place French over the road then scrum-half Harry Smith collected a intelligent move from Wardle to attain within the left nook.
Tomkins: McNamara sacking a ‘shock’ for everybody
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Dragons’ interim head coach Joel Tomkins mirrored on his first sport in cost, however says he can see glimpses in his group
A disillusioned Catalans interim coach Joel Tomkins mentioned: “It was difficult today, we are playing against the best team in the league with a fully fit squad and they are playing really well.
“We aren’t at that degree on the minute. We’re lacking a few of our higher gamers and Wigan proper now are a greater group than us.
“We are not good enough to compete at that level right now. I thought the first half was good for us in general, we were OK.
“Within the second half we acquired fatigued and made some defensive errors and poor calls and that is what I imply.
“We are not at the level of those top teams at the minute. We have got some hard work to do to reach the same level as Wigan and Hull KR.
“We’ll begin work on Monday, we’ll go once more and we have to enhance for Hull FC.
“The players have got to decide whether they feel sorry for ourselves or do they want to come in and work hard for next week.
“You are at all times down on confidence when you find yourself shedding video games.
“We’ve potentially got Nick Cotric and Tommy Makinson back next week.”
Tomkins mentioned it had been a tough week on the membership, shedding coach Steve McNamara abruptly on Tuesday.
He added: “It was a shock for everybody. I have been in a similar situation a long time ago as a player and the players have done a good job, turning up to training with intensity.
“We got here into this sport with a transparent focus and a plan and we’ll attempt to do the identical factor once more subsequent week.”
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