 | Wigan (20) 24
Tries: Tickle, Dallas, Moran, Brown
Goals: Tickle 4 Huddersfield (4) 26 Tries: St Hilaire, Thorman 2, O'Hare, Nero
Goals: De Vere 3 |
Huddersfield made a stunning second-half comeback to record their first win at Wigan in over 40 years. The Warriors were left to rue missed opportunities after racing to a 20-4 half-time lead through Danny Tickle, Brett Dallas and Dennis Moran. But tries from Chris Thorman, Marcus St Hilaire, Hefin O'Hare and Chris Nero helped the visitors pile on 22 points. Kevin Brown's late score for Wigan made for an exciting finale, but Danny Tickle crucially could not convert. The result puts coach Denis Betts and his Warriors outfit under more fire after an indifferent start to the campaign which has seen them slip to sixth spot in the table.
Wigan coach Denis Betts
"There wasn't one positive from tonight - not one. "I can coach them, I can give them things to do, I can show them tapes, and I can show them where they are going wrong - but that's all I can do. "Do they want to play? Do they want to play enough? It's just not good enough for this club." Huddersfield coach Jon Sharp
"It was our best win because Wigan played so well. "I'm extremely proud and pleased with the performance because of the way we
responded to adversity - a lot of which we caused ourselves. "We started well in the second half and we got momentum. It's all about momentum - when you're kicking your sets out, it's very difficult to stop."
Wigan: Radlinski, Dallas, Aspinwall, Vaealiki, Carney, Orr,
Moran, Seu Seu, Newton, Guisset, Guisset, Tickle, Hansen, Wild,
Sculthorpe, Sculthorpe, McDonald.
Replacements: Newton for Vaealiki (62), Brown for Orr (24),
Sculthorpe for Seu Seu (15), Godwin for Newton (51),
McDonald for Guisset (24), Sculthorpe for Guisset (55),
Guisset for Sculthorpe (29), Guisset for Sculthorpe (70),
Seu Seu for McDonald (50). Huddersfield: St Hilaire, O'Hare, Nero, De Vere, Donlan,
Thorman, Gene, Crabtree, Drew, Jackson, Jones, Smith, Roarty,
Roarty, Grayshon.
Replacements: March for Thorman (29), Drew for Gene (50),
Roarty for Crabtree (25), Thorman for Drew (41),
Clayton for Jackson (19), Gannon for Jones (40),
Grayshon for Roarty (17), Crabtree for Roarty (38),
Jackson for Grayshon (27). Sin Bin: Gannon (40). Att: 10,057 Ref: Ian Smith (Oldham).
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