Wigan Hold On For Magic Win Against Warrington

Betfred Super League

Wigan (12) 22

Tries: Field, French, Miski, Keighran Goals: Keighran 3

Warrington (4) 20

Tries: Thewlis 2, Tai, Philbin Goals: Ratchford 2

Wigan Warriors returned to 2nd successful Super League arsenic they held connected to hit Warrington Wolves successful a Magic Weekend thriller astatine St James' Park.

Jai Field dived successful to put Wigan successful beforehand and Bevan French added to their tally soon aft earlier Warrington's Jake Thewlis went successful astatine nan corner.

Rodrick Tai ran successful for nan Wire aft nan break but Abbas Miski and Adam Keighran tries widened nan spread for Wigan.

Joe Philbin's powerful transportation complete nan statement group up a tense finale and Thewlis' 2nd clawed Warrington to wrong 2 points, but Stefan Ratchford missed nan extras arsenic Wigan held connected successful nan last fewer minutes.

Victory for Wigan intends they move backmost to 2nd spot having been bumped down connected Saturday by borough neighbours Leigh's win complete Catalans.

It is nan 2nd clip Warrington person mislaid to Wigan this term, having been connected nan losing broadside in Las Vegas successful March, but Sam Burgess' broadside produced a overmuch amended show this clip contempt nan result.

Wigan went up courtesy of Field's 14th effort of nan play successful each competitions erstwhile he received French's offload and spotted a spread earlier rushing successful to transverse nan line.

French's effort swiftly followed, but Wigan were fixed a bizarre advantage from referee Chris Kendall, who mistakenly obstructed Jake Thewlis earlier he could effort to tackle nan Warriors talisman.

Undeterred, Thewlis responded successful style to get Warrington going arsenic he went successful for their first try, but Wigan kept an eight-point advantage arsenic Ratchford missed his footwear astatine goal.

Warrington, pinch George Williams, Marc Sneyd and Danny Walker connected nan sidelines, fielded Oli Leyland and Ratchford successful nan halves, pinch Leyland returning to nan broadside for nan first clip since he was withdrawn successful their chastening Las Vegas conclusion by nan Warriors.

Leyland, an off-season signing from London Broncos, has been connected nan periphery since that nonaccomplishment and has seen opportunities further constricted by nan signing of Sneyd, but this was a much assured capacity against a broadside he struggled against 2 months previously.

Wigan thought they had moved further up erstwhile Field went successful again, but Junior Nsemba was ruled to person obstructed Leyland during nan build-up.

It was a lawsuit of deja vu erstwhile Wigan touched down conscionable earlier half-time done Kruise Leeming, but it was again chalked disconnected for Nsemba obstructing Leyland successful nan build-up.

Josh and Jake Thewlis mixed successful nan build-up to Tai's people aft nan break but Miski ran successful pinch easiness pursuing immoderate sensational activity from French and Field to nonstop him done arsenic Wigan kept pace.

Keighran added a effort to his points tally successful audacious manner - having initially grounded to person a precocious kick, it bounced fortuitously for Jake Thewlis, but Keighran regained possession erstwhile nan shot bounced loose and he managed to tally successful from distance, but not earlier wrong-footing Matt Dufty connected nan measurement to cantering successful connected nan wing.

Warrington ensured Wigan would person to activity for nan points, however, arsenic Philbin touched down pinch an outstretched limb pinch six minutes remaining.

The Wire were not done location - Dufty atoned for nan correction which led to Keighran's people by battering his measurement done nan Wigan defence and moving astir of nan magnitude of nan section earlier offloading to Josh Thewlis who past teed up his relative Jake to touch down.

Golden constituent was not to beryllium for Burgess' side, however, arsenic Ratchford could not slot his footwear done nan posts, meaning Wigan held connected for a triumph which had looked for illustration it was going to beryllium overmuch much comfortable earlier a frantic last 5 minutes.

Wigan: Field; Miski, Keighran, Wardle, Marshall; French, Smith; Byrne, O'Neill, Thompson, Nsemba, Farrell, Ellis.

Interchanges: Leeming, Dupree, Hill, Walters.

Warrington: Dufty; Josh Thewlis, Lindop, Tai, Jake Thewlis; Ratchford, Leyland; Yates, Powell, Vaughan, Holroyd, Fitzgibbon, Currie.

Interchanges: Harrison, Philbin, Musgrove, Crowther.

Referee: Chris Kendall.