3 weeks ago
Betfred Super League
Wigan (6) 30
Tries: Thompson, Smith, Keighran, Farrell, Miski Goals: Smith (5)
Catalans (8) 8
Tries: Bousquet Goals: Mourgue (2)
A blistering commencement to nan 2nd half from Wigan Warriors saw them travel from down to hit Catalans Dragons and leapfrog them successful nan Super League table.
A superb kick-and-chase from Harry Smith gave Wigan nan lead for nan first clip connected 44 minutes, and nan hosts went back-to-back arsenic Adam Keighran crossed complete soon after.
The crippled was successful nan equilibrium astatine nan break, pinch a Arthur Morgue punishment extremity nan quality aft tries from Dragons prop Julian Bousquet and Luke Thompson for nan Warriors.
Liam Farrell scored his 150th profession effort to push Wigan clear, earlier Abbas Miski sealed a comfortable triumph pinch a breakaway effort connected 78 minutes.
Both sides were among nan early gait setters successful this season's Super League, pinch Dragons 2nd and Wigan 3rd going into this match.
However, nan 2 had travel into nan crippled aft a defeat, pinch Warriors beaten by Hull KR past weekend, and Catalan thrashed by Leigh.
That possibly explained nan tight first half, pinch Bousquet's effort nan only large infinitesimal of nan first half hour.
The prop pirouetted and dived complete from adjacent range, pinch Morgue's conversion and punishment extremity pushing Catalan 8 points up.
Matt Peet's broadside past scored 24 unanswered points, pinch Thompson's awesome individual people closing nan spread to 2 points astatine half-time.
But nan decisive play of nan lucifer came successful nan 2nd 40 minutes, opening pinch Smith's tremendous score.
He chased his ain footwear from nan 20-metre statement earlier diving over, to springiness Wigan nan lead for nan first time.
The hosts past stormed up nan section instantly from nan restart, pinch Jai Field beating a man earlier flinging a superb unsighted walk to nan correct wing.
Adam Keighran was location to tally connected to it and dot down - nan Australian scoring against his erstwhile side.
Warriors held retired brilliantly from that point, seeing disconnected immoderate beingness Dragons' attacking sets.
Liam Farrell scored precocious on, his 150th profession effort successful a stellar profession which has seen him characteristic complete 350 times for his hometown club, to corroborate triumph astatine nan DW Stadium.
A comfortable triumph turned into a thrashing successful nan last moments, pinch Malik Abbas barging complete aft a centre-field breakaway - pinch Warriors taking advantage of immoderate tired Dragons defending to consign them to a second-straight defeat.
Wigan spell level connected points pinch convention leaders St Helens, having won 4 of their past six Super League matches.
Wigan: Field, Miski, Keighran, Wardle, Marshall, French, Smith, Thompson, O'Neill, Byrne, Nsemba, Farrell, Ellis
Interchanges: Havard, Mago, Leeming, Dupree
Catalans: Mourgue, Yaha, Laguerre, Romano, Johnstone, Nikorima, Abdull, Bousquet, Da Costa, Navarette
Sims, McMeeken, Garcia
Interchanges: Seguier, Sironen, Rouge, Satae
Referee: Jack Smith.
