WIGAN 32 HULL KR 6
Since being promoted to Super League Hull Kingston Rovers have always gone pretty well against Wigan and looked to be doing so again at half-time in their televised game when they fought back to trail 10-6 at the turnaround.
Early on it was all Wigan as the likes of Andy Coley and Stuart Fielden set a solid foundation and the hosts grabbed two tries in the first seven minutes.
The first followed three long passes and saw good footwork by Amos Roberts as he was able to squeeze over by the corner flag. Pat Richards missed the conversion but was on-song moments later when fullback Cameron Phelps slipped through and Martin Gleeson was at his shoulder to touch down.
At this stage it looked like Wigan would run rampant but Rovers dragged themselves back into the contest thanks to the work of Australians Clint Newton and Martin Vella and some good use of his substitute bench by visiting coach Justin Morgan.
Eventually persistence paid off for Rovers when young forward Liam Watts, who spent much of last term on-loan with Gateshead Thunder, smuggled the ball out of a three man tackle and replacement Ben Fisher crossed for a Michael Dobson improved try.
If the first half proved a good contest, the second belonged to Wigan and they took a stranglehold thanks to two kicks from Sam Tomkins. The first was a punt from wide to the centre of the field and Sean O’Loughlin collected the bounce to score after 48 minutes. Richards converted then claimed a try of his own eight minutes later when an excellent chip was collected and the winger fought through a melee to ground.
Joel Tomkins and Paul Deacon saw an opportunity bypass them when the formers offload went behind the former Bradford player but Wigan were not to be denied and when O’Loughlin linked with Tomkin he showed good strength to beat a heavy tackle and claim a 69th minute try.
Trailing 26-6 and knowing his team had been outplayed, former Wigan scrum-half Dobson chipped over the defence however Amos Roberts, covering fullback after injury to Phelps, scooped up and blazed 65 metres for a glorious counter-attack try in the rain, his second of the contest, and Richards completed his 12 point haul with his 4th goal.
TALE OF THE GAME:
3 Wigan Try by Amos Roberts 4-0
7 Wigan Try by Martin Gleeson
7 Wigan Goal by Pat Richards 10-0
36 Hull K R Try by Ben Fisher
36 Hull K R Goal by Michael Dobson 10-6
48 Wigan Try by Sean O'Loughlin
48 Wigan Goal by Pat Richards 16-6
56 Wigan Try by Pat Richards
56 Wigan Goal by Pat Richards 22-6
69 Wigan Try by Joel Tomkins 26-6
76 Wigan Try by Amos Roberts
76 Wigan Goal by Pat Richards 32-6
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