Wigan beat Warrington to win Challenge Cup

Betfred Challenge Cup final

Warrington (2) 8

Tries: Dufty Goals: Thewlis 2

Wigan (12) 18

Tries: Eckersley, French, Farrell Goals: Smith 3

Bevan French gave a half-back capacity that moreover nan precocious Rob Burrow would person been proud of arsenic Wigan Warriors hit Warrington Wolves astatine Wembley to triumph nan Challenge Cup for nan 21st time.

Man-of-the-match French made nan first of Wigan's 3 tries for Zach Eckersley, past scored a superb 2nd arsenic nan Warriors extended their dominion complete nan Wire successful large finals.

Wigan skipper Liam Farrell - a cup victor successful 2011, 2013 and 2022 - past iced nan latest cherry and achromatic barroom pinch his first effort successful a final.

And, though Matty Dufty caused mild flutters by pulling a effort backmost a 4th of an hr from time, nan Warriors saw it done for only their 3rd Wembley triumph successful almost 3 decades.

For each that they achieved successful that astonishing tally of 8 consecutive Wembley Challenge Cup wins from 1988 to 1995, Wigan had only doubly won astatine nan location of English shot since - successful 2011 and 2013 - arsenic their 2 different cup wins came successful Edinburgh (2002) and Tottenham (2022).

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Warrington: Dufty; Thewlis, King, Tai, Ashton; Williams, Drinkwater; Harrison, Walker, Vaughan, Nicholson, Fitzgibbon, Currie.

Interchanges: Bullock, Musgrove, Crowther, Powell.

Sin-bin: Dufty (3).

Wigan: Field, Miski, Eckersley, Wardle, Marshall; French, Smith; Cooper, O'Neill, Thompson, Nsemba, Farrell, Ellis.

Interchanges: Havard, Byrne, Mago, Leeming.

Sin-bin: Cooper (2).

Referee: Chris Kendall.