Tomkins

[josie andrews]

Charnley in at the corner.

Richards conversion

4 - 46

Final Score

Well done Wigan

[Panchitta Marra]

Josh in at the corner

Richards misses conversion

4 - 40

Shock Horror, its just not good enough.

Seriously though, it looks like Pat is getting back to near his best. A top player and great to see.

[Kittwazzer]

Official attendance. 8186 Loads of Wigan Fans

Leuluai took off with some sort of injury to calf or left knee, Macca back on

Tommy had an enormous game in attack and was brutal in defence. Or maybe I'm just not used to being so close to the action that I can see the pain in the faces of those he tackles!

[Kittwazzer]

Hat trick for Tomkins

Hard to believe when you remember he was playing against the Man of Steel. Oh the irony!

[Kittwazzer]

And by the way, their try was forward by a mile!

[Stormfan]

Good to see Warriors had a strong and convincing win.

[cumbria_warrior]

from what was being said on the radio, Sam ran the show and totally outshone chase

[turf]

He certainly did run things, from more or less start to finish.

I was actually at this game and we played very very well, and played some outstanding rugby league.

Hock + Mossop never took a backward step, Josh Charnley had another very good game today, and he was also very good in dfence as was the rest of the team to be fair.

[bazward76]

Its great to see that the team seem to have adopted a more ruthless attitude than in the past couple of seasons.
Last season in particular the boys seemed to lack that killer instinct and made hard work of games that should have been won quite comfortably. There always seemed to be a little period in a game where instead of being killed off the opposition were able to score 2 or 3 tries to make the score more respectable. The Giants game aside this no longer is the case and the team are really looking to kill teams off in style and not give them any chance of a comeback.

Its also fantastic to see that Shaun Wanes promise of more open free flowing rugby league is being delivered, with tries coming from all over the pitch and both wingers and the fullback all scoring regularly. If the lads can play like this on heavier pitches then i'm really looking forward to seeing what quality they can produce as the pitches start to dry out more as we head towards the warmer months.

[josie andrews]

Tomkins Treble Tames Tigers


Sam Tomkins marked his 100th Wigan appearance with a hat-trick of tries as the Warriors defeated Castleford 4-46 to earn their third win in a row in Super League 17.

The result was rarely in doubt as the Warriors led 4-24 at half time, but they did have to fight off some determined Tigers attacks towards the end of the period.

Sean O'Loughlin opened Wigan's account on six minutes after slicing through the Castleford line from close range, and six minutes later, Tomkins raced in from 30 metres out in a trademark solo effort.

But the Tigers responded quickly through a try from Josh Griffin, who sneaked over in the corner after some excellent passing football from Rangi Chase and Richard Owen created the chance. Kirk Dixon pushed the difficult touchline kick just wide to keep Wigan 8 points in front at 4-12.

The Warriors quickly widened the gap though, as they worked up field with some attractive running rugby of their own before Jack Hughes sent Pat Richards in with a delicate one-handed ball.

Castelford took the battle to the midfield for the second quarter, threatening the Wigan line on a number of occasions as Rangi Chase tried to rally his troops with inspired attacking efforts.

Such efforts were in vain though as Tomkins edged towards a hat-trick two minutes before the break, skipping through the defence and sending a dummy to Darrell Goulding before squeezing in by the corner flag for his second try. Richards converted successfully again to finish the first half's scoring.

Wigan started the second half with clinical efficiency. Tomkins out-jumped Youngquest to claim a Brett Finch kick and his hat-trick after just four minutes of the second half.

Tomkins was also responsible for creating Richards' second try of the afternoon, as the full back went from one side of the pitch to the other before running back on himself and firing a pass to send the on-form Australian over in front of the Warriors fans.

Opposite winger, Josh Charnley also ensured his name was on the score sheet for a third consecutive week as again, good running lines from the Warriors opened-up a gap. Thomas Leuluai was the one to make the break, and drew the defence before sending Charnley clear. Richards uncharacteristically was off-target with the touchline conversion, and the score stood at 4-40 in the Warriors favour.

The Tigers were left undeterred, and continued to fight as they worked to contain Wigan. Rangi Chase was again the instigator as he broke through the Warriors line in search of a second try for his team, but Sam Tomkins was there to anticipate Chase's pass to Stuart Jones and make the tackle to enable the Wigan defence to recover.

The final 20 minutes was a more even contest, as the Castleford pack found some momentum and managed to play much of the game in Wigan's half, but it was to be Wigan who would score the last try as Tomkins was again instrumental in skipping around the defence to feed Charnley for his second. Richards completed the win with his 7th goal of the afternoon.


Scores:

Wigan Warriors

Tries: O'Loughlin, Tomkins 3, Richards 2, Charnley 2

Goals: Richards 7

Castleford Tigers

Tries: Griffin

Goals:None

Attendance: 8,156

Castleford Tigers:
Richard Owen, Nick Youngquest, Kirk Dixon, Ryan McGoldrick, Josh Griffin, Rangi Chase, Danny Orr, Jake Emmitt, Adam Milner, Stephen Nash, Oliver Holmes, Lee Mitchell, Stuart Jones

Subs: Daryl Clark, Steve Snitch, Nathan Massey, James Grehan

Wigan Warriors:
Sam Tomkins, Josh Charnley, Darrell Goulding, Jack Hughes, Pat Richards, Brett Finch, Thomas Leuluai, Epalahame Lauaki, Michael McIlorum, Lee Mossop, Harrison Hansen, Gareth Hock, Sean O'Loughlin

Subs: Jeff Lima, Liam Farrell, Chris Tuson, Tom Spencer


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