After a superb win against a bad-tempered Catalan in Perpignan, Wigan
resumed hosting duties with the visit of Hull FC with the Airlie Birds looking
for back-to-back wins at the DW stadium.
Due to an extended injury list, Lewis Tierney deputised at Fullback for Wigan and made a stellar start as after collecting a high kick he raced virtually the length of the field to score a stunning opening try to a raucous cheer from the home fans and despite Matty Smith missing with the boot, Wigan led 4-0.
Hull responded and levelled in the seventh minute with some luck as a Jordan Abdull grubber kick bounced kindly for Fatuli Talanoa to ground for a try and similar to Matty Smith, Jordan Rankin missed with the boot with the score at 4-4.
Both sides continued to threaten the opposing defence but Wigan gave Hull a scare in the 25th minute as a superb kick from Sam Powell came achingly close to finding Josh Charnley for a potential try but instead forced Hull to concede a goal-line dropout. The resulting set saw Wigan regain their lead as Anthony Gelling offloaded out wide to wing partner Josh Charnley who evaded two tackles to dive for a try in the corner with Matty Smith converting successfully for 10-4.
Wigan increased their lead on the half-hour mark as a quick play the ball allowed George Williams to cross for a try and Matty Smith improved the effort with a conversion for 16-4.
Hull looked to respond but it was Wigan who crossed for the next score as a stunning run from Sean O'Loughlin saw him offload to Matty Smith who crossed for a rare try under the posts followed by a textbook conversion to make it 22-4 just before the break.
However, Wigan could have gone further ahead just before the hooter as Jordan James found Scott Taylor who went over the try line but knocked on in the process meaning the Warriors held an 18 point lead into the half-time interval.
Hull breathed a sigh of relief just three minutes into the second half as a fine passing set between Jack Hughes and Lewis Tierney saw Josh Charnley knock-on just before the halfway line with a potential dash for a try on the cards. However, the Hull defence were powerless to stop Wigan's next try as a zig-zag run from George Williams saw him cross for a superb try and an equally good conversion from Matty Smith improved the score to 28-4.
The deficit should have been reduced in the 55th minute when a mazy run from Jordan Abdull saw him race towards the Wigan line only to be denied by a try-saving tackle by Josh Charnley right on the try line, which proved costly for Hull as Wigan went further ahead just two minutes later after a clever run by Sam Powell saw him cross for a try which Matty Smith converted for 34-4.
George Williams crossed for his hat-trick try in the 61st minute after collecting a kick from Matty Smith who duly added the conversion for a 40-4 lead which meant the Warriors had scored 40 points in both meeting with the Airlie Birds this season.
The game ended as a contest in the 64th minute when a fine run by Dom Manfredi saw him cross for a try that put Wigan over the 700 point mark in the Super League as they became the first team to reach the milestone and Matty Smith converted for a seventh time from eight attempts for 46-4.
Wigan powered forward from the restart and on the final tackle, Anthony Gelling swept what can only be described as an unbelievable kick which sailed across the field and a combination of John Bateman and Liam Farrell saw Dom Manfredi collect the ball and cross for his second try in as many minutes. Matty Smith missed with the boot but Wigan now led by 46 points at 50-4.
Hull reduced the deficit when a nice passing play resulted in Fatuli Talanoa picking out Liam Watts in support who crossed for a try and Jordan Rankin converted to bring the score to 50-10.
Wigan had the last say on the result and in a brilliant way as Scott Taylor crossed for a try after a battling towards the line with several Hull defenders clinging to him but to no avail as he scored Wigan's 10th try of the evening with Matty Smith converting to make the final score 56-10. The huge win ensured that Wigan completed a league double over Hull and as a result moved to the Super League summit.
Due to an extended injury list, Lewis Tierney deputised at Fullback for Wigan and made a stellar start as after collecting a high kick he raced virtually the length of the field to score a stunning opening try to a raucous cheer from the home fans and despite Matty Smith missing with the boot, Wigan led 4-0.
Hull responded and levelled in the seventh minute with some luck as a Jordan Abdull grubber kick bounced kindly for Fatuli Talanoa to ground for a try and similar to Matty Smith, Jordan Rankin missed with the boot with the score at 4-4.
Both sides continued to threaten the opposing defence but Wigan gave Hull a scare in the 25th minute as a superb kick from Sam Powell came achingly close to finding Josh Charnley for a potential try but instead forced Hull to concede a goal-line dropout. The resulting set saw Wigan regain their lead as Anthony Gelling offloaded out wide to wing partner Josh Charnley who evaded two tackles to dive for a try in the corner with Matty Smith converting successfully for 10-4.
Wigan increased their lead on the half-hour mark as a quick play the ball allowed George Williams to cross for a try and Matty Smith improved the effort with a conversion for 16-4.
Hull looked to respond but it was Wigan who crossed for the next score as a stunning run from Sean O'Loughlin saw him offload to Matty Smith who crossed for a rare try under the posts followed by a textbook conversion to make it 22-4 just before the break.
However, Wigan could have gone further ahead just before the hooter as Jordan James found Scott Taylor who went over the try line but knocked on in the process meaning the Warriors held an 18 point lead into the half-time interval.
Hull breathed a sigh of relief just three minutes into the second half as a fine passing set between Jack Hughes and Lewis Tierney saw Josh Charnley knock-on just before the halfway line with a potential dash for a try on the cards. However, the Hull defence were powerless to stop Wigan's next try as a zig-zag run from George Williams saw him cross for a superb try and an equally good conversion from Matty Smith improved the score to 28-4.
The deficit should have been reduced in the 55th minute when a mazy run from Jordan Abdull saw him race towards the Wigan line only to be denied by a try-saving tackle by Josh Charnley right on the try line, which proved costly for Hull as Wigan went further ahead just two minutes later after a clever run by Sam Powell saw him cross for a try which Matty Smith converted for 34-4.
George Williams crossed for his hat-trick try in the 61st minute after collecting a kick from Matty Smith who duly added the conversion for a 40-4 lead which meant the Warriors had scored 40 points in both meeting with the Airlie Birds this season.
The game ended as a contest in the 64th minute when a fine run by Dom Manfredi saw him cross for a try that put Wigan over the 700 point mark in the Super League as they became the first team to reach the milestone and Matty Smith converted for a seventh time from eight attempts for 46-4.
Wigan powered forward from the restart and on the final tackle, Anthony Gelling swept what can only be described as an unbelievable kick which sailed across the field and a combination of John Bateman and Liam Farrell saw Dom Manfredi collect the ball and cross for his second try in as many minutes. Matty Smith missed with the boot but Wigan now led by 46 points at 50-4.
Hull reduced the deficit when a nice passing play resulted in Fatuli Talanoa picking out Liam Watts in support who crossed for a try and Jordan Rankin converted to bring the score to 50-10.
Wigan had the last say on the result and in a brilliant way as Scott Taylor crossed for a try after a battling towards the line with several Hull defenders clinging to him but to no avail as he scored Wigan's 10th try of the evening with Matty Smith converting to make the final score 56-10. The huge win ensured that Wigan completed a league double over Hull and as a result moved to the Super League summit.
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