2019 Warriors Academy Attendances - March

March saw a perfect treble of victories watching the Wigan Warriors Academy with the only negative being the 16s tie against City of Hull Academy cancelled due to the bad weather.

The first game saw 40 mins viewing at Ealing Trailfinders as the young Warriors claimed a 46-26 win over London Broncos, an extra coach stop meant missing the first half but and a strong London charge saw Wigan under pressure in the second half. Scores from Harry Rushton, Morgan Smithies, Joe Shorrocks and Aiden Roden sealed the win which was a positive on an afternoon where the seniors later lost out.

The first visit to Robin Park Arena six days later saw the Warriors ease to a 54-14 win over Huddersfield Giants but it was the Giants who struck first as Lucas Hallas crossed and Josh Pinder converted for 6-0 inside the opening minute. Wigan hit back with efforts from Jake Sculthorpe and Harry Rushton, Callum Green improving both for 12-6. Louis Senior's try cut the gap to 12-10 before a self-converted try from Green gave the Warriors a 24-10 half-time advantage.

The Giants struck first in the second half as Dominic Young went over for 24-14 but any hint of a comeback was ended by four Wigan tries in the space of 13 minutes. Oscar Stone, Umyla Hanley, Amir Bourouh and Ryan Forshaw all crossing with Green converting the lot for a huge 48-14 lead. The rout was completed seven minutes from the end as Hanley went over for his second try with Green ending the afternoon with a 100% record from nine attempts at 54-14.

A stunning end to the month saw Newcastle Thunder struck by a lightning hot Warriors side as they cruised to a 72-0 victory. Wigan led 14-0 after the first quarter with scores from Ben Holcroft, Umyla Hanley and Reece Hamlett with Sam Halsall adding a single conversion. A brace from Brad O'Neill saw Halsall convert both (26-0) before my highlight of the game just before the interval, Hanley's superb no-look offload sent Holcroft clear for his second with Halsall kicking for 32-0.

Wigan took just seconds to extend their advantage after the restart as James McDonnell touched down, Halsall converted before scoring a try of his own and converting for 44-0 with just 51 minutes played. Aiden Roden went in ahead of the hour with a Corey Hall brace following, Halsall taking his total to eight successes at 60-0. Newcastle's miserable afternoon was completed by two late scores as Hanley and McDonnell crossed for their second efforts of the game and Halsall hit double figures with his ninth and tenth conversions for a whopping 72-0 win.