Wigan maintained their profitable begin to the brand new Betfred Tremendous League season with a ruthless 54-0 derby demolition of Leigh.
The Warriors did their speaking on the sector in emphatic vogue after Leigh chairman Derek Beaumont reignited final season’s ticketing row with an incendiary assertion shortly earlier than kick-off on the Brick Group Stadium.
Tries in fast succession from Adam Keighran, Bevan French, Jai Discipline and Harry Smith successfully put the outcome past doubt within the first half.
Discipline, Zach Eckersley, Junior Nsemba, Smith and Tom Forber added additional tries after the break, whereas Keighran ended the one-sided contest with 9 targets from as many makes an attempt.
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Leigh coach Adrian Lam, who took cost in 2022, mentioned: “That is in all probability our worst efficiency of my time as coach on the membership.
“I simply need to go dwelling, get up and begin subsequent week as quickly as doable, actually. We had been very poor and so they had been very, superb. That is the underside line.
“It was just a nightmare, really, the way it unfolded tonight.”
Leigh introduced what initially appeared a vocal following though, as Beaumont confirmed, the membership had returned 3,550 of their allotted 5,000 tickets.
In a strongly-worded word revealed simply 40 minutes earlier than the sport, Beaumont cited unresolved issues referring to October’s play-off semi-final for the low take-up.
These Leigh followers that had been current had been shortly subdued as Wigan clinically shifted focus to the sector by racing right into a 24-0 lead with 4 tries within the opening half hour.
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Keighran claimed the primary on the correct from a French cross after Liam Marshall had been stopped quick on the other facet moments earlier.
Marshall thought he had claimed one other quickly after solely to be pulled again for a ahead cross, however Leigh’s reduction proved short-lived.
Adam Keighran converts Junior Nsemba’s attempt for Wigan (Image by Bruce Rollinson/SWpix.com)
French barged by means of two tackles to the touch down and Discipline then crashed over from shut vary after Smith’s kick was knocked again by Nsemba.
Dealing with errors hampered Leigh’s makes an attempt to interrupt out of their very own half and the procession continued as Discipline weaved by means of the defence and put Smith over beneath the posts.
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Half-time introduced Leigh some respite however they misplaced Matt Davis to harm inside moments of the restart and Discipline piled on the distress with a fifth Wigan attempt after good work by Patrick Mago and Smith.
Leigh contributed to their very own downfall as a penalty for a heavy shot on Luke Thompson allowed Wigan to march downfield and create a gap for Eckersley within the nook.
Nsemba received on the scoresheet from a intelligent kick by Smith, who added one other himself after a fast break.
Nsemba celebrates scoring a attempt in opposition to Leigh with Jai Discipline
Forber took the rating previous the half-century when he burrowed over beneath the posts within the closing minutes.
“I’m not going to point the finger. It’s round three,” Lam added. “But it’s clear that we’ve got a lot of hard work to do. I’m going to give them an opportunity to respond and hold all of them accountable. It’s just not one or two.
“They have not performed their greatest rugby and there was a whole lot of softness about us.”
2026 Super League – key dates and what to look out for
- Rugby League in Las Vegas: Sat Feb 28: Hull KR vs Leeds Rhinos, 11pm (Sky Sports)
- Super League’s 30th birthday: Thu Mar 26: Castleford Tigers vs Bradford Bulls, 8pm (Sky Sports)
- Rivals Round: April 3-5
- Super League in Paris: Sat Jun 6: Catalans Dragons vs Wigan Warriors (Paris), 6.30pm (Sky Sports)
- Magic Weekend: July 4-5
- Rivals Round reversed: July 23-26
- Elimination Play-offs: September 19-20
- Play-off semi-finals: September 26-27
- Grand Final: October 3, Old Trafford.
Sky Sports will again show every game of the Super League live this season – including two matches in each round exclusively live, with the remaining five matches each week shown on Sky Sports activities+
