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It took under a minute for the first try to be scored in round 12 of Super League XX, when Wakefield gave Wigan an early shock in Thursday’s game at Belle Vue.
Matt Ryan’s run set up full-back Craig Hall for the Wildcats’ early try but Wigan recovered quickly, responding with two tries of their own in the first 15 minutes.
The Warriors returned from their trip across the Pennines with two points, in a 40-22 win which saw a hat-trick of tries from winger Joe Burgess, who will be taking the considerably longer journey to Sydney Roosters in Australia’s NRL competition next season.
There were three games on Friday, with Huddersfield travelling east to the KC Stadium where they beat Hull by 24 points to 4.Elsewhere, Widnes Vikings put up a good show against local rivals St Helens at Langtree Park, going in 12-12 at half-time before falling apart in the last 15 minutes of the game.
Late tries from Matty Fleming, Tommy Makinson and Mark Percival meant Saints returned to second in the league with 16 points, one ahead of Wigan, running out 34-16 winners.Leeds Rhinos remain at the top of the table, despite being beaten at home by a dominant Warrington side on what was Kevin Sinfield’s 500th appearance for the Yorkshire club.
Two of the Wolves’ tries came from unusual sources as forwards Ben Currie and Ben Harrison produced accurate kicks into the corner, which were collected for tries by wingers Gene Ormsby and Joel Monahhan respectively.
A late drop goal from Warrington’s Declan Patton took the final score to 29-10, capping what was another encouraging performance from the young half-back.
Saturday’s only game took place at the Stade Gilbert Brutus in France, where Catalans defeated Hull KR by 32 points to 24. The sides went in at half-time with the scores at 16-12, and both notched up the same points tally in the second period, giving the Dragons two points which lifts them back in the top 8.
The final game of the round saw a depleted Salford side lose narrowly at home to Castleford by 22 points to 20. Nineteen-year-old Ash Robson scored the try which eventually won the game for the Tigers but it was a good showing from the Red Devils who were missing a total of 12 players through injury or suspension.
