Academy result

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Academy result

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Wigan Warriors 46 Leeds Rhinos 6

Outstanding from our young lads who have now cemented their 2nd place position

Try scorers for Wigan
Matt Russell, Josh Charnley, Ryan King, Sam Powell, &
Greg Burke all scored 2 each

Jack Murphy kicked 8 goals

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excellent result well done to the youngsters
Wigan is and always will be a town of Cherry & White

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Brad5926
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any one got a team listing, would appreciate it :D
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- Wigan Under 18s Position Leeds Under 18s -
1 Matt Russell Full Back Jimmy Watson 1
2 Ryan King Winger James Cruickshank 2
3 Josh Charnley Centre Declan Storey 3
4 Jack Hughes Centre George Elliott 4
5 Gareth Melling Winger Jamel Chisholm 5
6 Jack Murphy Stand Off Jack Carvill 6
7 Sam Powell Scrum Half Ryan Smith 7
8 Tom Spencer Prop Brad Singleton 8
9 Logan Tomkins Hooker Liam Hood 9
10 Matt Sarsfield Prop Daniel Smith 10
11 Greg Burke 2nd Row Jared Stewart 11
12 Johnny Malloy 2nd Row Jake Normington 12
13 Liam Thompson L.Forward Danny Bravo 13
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14 Matt Crow Substitute Danny McIntosh 14
15 Kieran Harrison Substitute Callum Boyle 15
16 Danny Bridge Substitute Colton Roche 16
17 Louis Jackson Substitute Matty Nicholson 17
Borrowed from Bilko

Did not attend today. The team has done very well in the latter part of the season. The match v Wakey will be a cracker. Wakey have a damn fine academy team. Their reserves are useless and I think they have already signed up 6 or 7 from their Academy Team to go full time.

Murphy has been great all season but my own Academy Player Of The Year would have been Sam Powell. Sam was given the boot by Wigan at 11, rarely if ever made Service Area teams etc and had to go it alone so to speak with Hindley then St Pats. Nobody signed him as a 16 year old so he carried on playing for Pats in the National Youth League U18s. He started this season as a non contract pay as you play player and has been brilliant match after match even getting the odd match for the reserves. He has now earned a contract at Wigan. If ever there was an example to other youngsters that are not heralded or lorded Sam Powell is that player.
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wigan were awesome yesterday ,leeds kicking game was pants and did anyone know that leeds no 5 was the fastest lad in the league ? but never really got a chance to show it off ,but all good for the future at wigan .
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