After the Challenge Cup exit to Castleford last weekend, Wigan welcomed the Tigers for the second time in under a week as they looked to overtake the visitors in the Super League table.
A mixed start for both sides saw Wigan take the lead in the 12th minute as a nice passing set saw Gelling pick out his wing partner, Manfredi who raced in for the first try of the evening with Smith converting well for a 6-0 lead.
Castleford came close to pulling level but suffered a huge blow when a long pass across the middle found the welcoming grasp of Bowen who dashed the length of the field to score a superb try to continue his spree of long range scores in 2014 with Smith adding the conversion for a 12-0 lead inside 25 minutes.
Bowen's run looked to have cost him as he was replaced minutes later by Hampshire but Wigan powered on as a superb pass from McIlorum allowed James to slip through the defence and score a nice try but Smith's miss with the boot meant a 16-0 lead.
Castleford seemed to be a shadow of their Challenge Cup performance as Wigan extended their lead with five minutes left of the first half as a nice move by O'Loughlin saw him pick out Burgess on the wing who crossed for the try and a superb conversion from Smith made it 22-0 at the break leaving Castleford with a lot of work to do to comeback.
Wigan started the second half in the same vain as they ended the first with a strong attacking move that saw Manfredi collected a kick only to be tackled in midair giving Wigan a penalty in a great position resulting a nice passing set that saw Farrell break through the Tigers defence and extend the lead with Smith adding a conversion for 28-0.
Fullback was becoming a problem position for the Warriors as Hampshire went off injured meaning Sarginson deputised for the first time since a stellar performance away to Hull, but Wigan were not phased and alike the earlier switch used it to their advantage as a fine dummy from McIlorum saw him cross for a well-worked try that was added to by a Smith conversion for 34-0.
Castleford surely needed to score next and looked to have done just as a clever kick found Dixon who crossed for a try but after a review was denied the score due to a knock on in the build-up which soon turned out to to be a double blow as Wigan confirmed the win with ten minutes remaining with a stunning kick from Smith guiding into the grasp of Burgess who dived over the line for his second try of the evening. Smith converted and Wigan now led 40-0.
The Tigers avoided a potential nilling when a pass out wide saw Gibson cross to end Wigan's clean sheet with Ellis converting to reduce the gap to 40-6 but it was of little consolation when with three minutes to go, Gelling combined with Manfredi to send the young winger over for his second effort of the game and the gloss on the win was sealed by Smith with a seventh conversion for a 46-6 win.
A mixed start for both sides saw Wigan take the lead in the 12th minute as a nice passing set saw Gelling pick out his wing partner, Manfredi who raced in for the first try of the evening with Smith converting well for a 6-0 lead.
Castleford came close to pulling level but suffered a huge blow when a long pass across the middle found the welcoming grasp of Bowen who dashed the length of the field to score a superb try to continue his spree of long range scores in 2014 with Smith adding the conversion for a 12-0 lead inside 25 minutes.
Bowen's run looked to have cost him as he was replaced minutes later by Hampshire but Wigan powered on as a superb pass from McIlorum allowed James to slip through the defence and score a nice try but Smith's miss with the boot meant a 16-0 lead.
Castleford seemed to be a shadow of their Challenge Cup performance as Wigan extended their lead with five minutes left of the first half as a nice move by O'Loughlin saw him pick out Burgess on the wing who crossed for the try and a superb conversion from Smith made it 22-0 at the break leaving Castleford with a lot of work to do to comeback.
Wigan started the second half in the same vain as they ended the first with a strong attacking move that saw Manfredi collected a kick only to be tackled in midair giving Wigan a penalty in a great position resulting a nice passing set that saw Farrell break through the Tigers defence and extend the lead with Smith adding a conversion for 28-0.
Fullback was becoming a problem position for the Warriors as Hampshire went off injured meaning Sarginson deputised for the first time since a stellar performance away to Hull, but Wigan were not phased and alike the earlier switch used it to their advantage as a fine dummy from McIlorum saw him cross for a well-worked try that was added to by a Smith conversion for 34-0.
Castleford surely needed to score next and looked to have done just as a clever kick found Dixon who crossed for a try but after a review was denied the score due to a knock on in the build-up which soon turned out to to be a double blow as Wigan confirmed the win with ten minutes remaining with a stunning kick from Smith guiding into the grasp of Burgess who dived over the line for his second try of the evening. Smith converted and Wigan now led 40-0.
The Tigers avoided a potential nilling when a pass out wide saw Gibson cross to end Wigan's clean sheet with Ellis converting to reduce the gap to 40-6 but it was of little consolation when with three minutes to go, Gelling combined with Manfredi to send the young winger over for his second effort of the game and the gloss on the win was sealed by Smith with a seventh conversion for a 46-6 win.
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