Leeds Rhinos deservedly beat weary Wigan Warriors

Betfred Super League

Leeds (8) 30

Tries: Newman, Miller, McDonnell, Martin Goals: Martin 7

Wigan (0) 4

Tries: Marshall

Leeds Rhinos kept their play-off bid live by battering an out-of-sorts Wigan Warriors, who fell to a 3rd Super League conclusion successful 5 games.

The location broadside showed nan improvements they person made nether interim caput coach Brad Arthur to lead 8-0 astatine nan break acknowledgment to Harry Newman's effort and nan footwear of Rhyse Martin.

Wigan, playing for nan 2nd clip this week aft nan triumph complete Leigh connected Tuesday, struggled for immoderate fluency successful onslaught aliases intent successful defence and fell further down erstwhile Lachlan Miller touched down successful nan area to widen earlier James McDonnell went complete to decorativeness an end-to-end onslaught and put nan consequence beyond doubt.

Liam Marshall sewage nan visitors connected nan scoreboard but Wigan's miserable time was compounded successful nan last minutes arsenic Harry Smith was sent disconnected for a deliberate elbow into nan look of James Bentley successful a tackle and Martin converted his ain effort pinch nan past action of nan game.

The Warriors would person gone backmost apical nan apical of Super League pinch a triumph astatine Headingley but must now look to prime themselves up earlier playing rivals St Helens adjacent Saturday astatine Magic Weekend.

A 2nd triumph successful 3 saw Leeds trim nan spread to sixth-placed Salford to 4 points.

Wigan shaded possession successful nan opening 40 minutes but were incapable to make nan astir of bully section position connected respective occasions.

Newman touched down aft nan location broadside quickly built up an onslaught from their ain half and Miller played him in.

The Australian half-back past sewage himself connected nan scoreboard pinch a good decorativeness aft skilful play from Martin.

Adam Keighran was sin-binned for a precocious deed connected nan influential Martin and Leeds turned nan screw while they were down to 12 men erstwhile nan Warriors dropped nan shot a gait retired from nan Rhinos statement and McDonnell was location to barge successful from adjacent range.

Marshall did astatine slightest get nan distant broadside connected nan committee pinch his 21st effort of nan Super League season.

However, Smith was past sent disconnected for a petulant deed connected Bentley to further deplete Wigan and Martin capped disconnected a awesome time pinch a effort aft Paul Momirovski had tipped Miller's footwear back.

Leeds will dream to return this momentum into adjacent week erstwhile they play Warrington Wolves down nan roadworthy astatine Leeds United's Elland Road location astatine Magic Weekend.

Leeds: Miller; Fusitua, Momirovski, Newman, Edgell; Croft, Frawley; Lisone, Ackers, Sangare, McDonnell, Martin, O'Connor.

Interchanges: Bentley, Goudemand, Nicholson-Watton, Littlewood.

Wigan: Field; Miski, Keighran, Wardle, Marshall; Hampshire, Smith; Havard, Leeming, Thompson, Nsemba, Farrell, Ellis.

Interchanges: Byrne, Mago, Walters, Eckersley.

Referee: Liam Moore