Wigan stay top as Leeds are put to the sword

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Wigan (14) 38

Tries: Wardle, French (2), Marshall, Ellis, Miski, Keighran Goals: Keighran (5)

Leeds (0) 0

Wigan Warriors stay successful rod position to triumph nan League Leaders' Shield aft brushing speech Leeds Rhinos pinch a seven-try show.

The Warriors still request to triumph their remaining regular-season game, astatine location to Salford Red Devils adjacent week, to clinch apical spot successful Super League but they were successful red-hot shape against a resurgent Rhinos broadside which still has eyes connected a play-off spot aft winning 4 of their erstwhile 5 matches.

Wigan began brilliantly, pinch Jake Wardle’s spectacular effort and further scores from nan superb Bevan French (2), Liam Marshall and Kaide Ellis putting them firmly successful control.

Leeds were seldom successful nan contest, and nan only measurement they tin nail a top-six spot is by hoping rivals suffer and they triumph distant adjacent week against Hull KR, nan only squad who tin still drawback Wigan.

Leeds person revitalised their play nether caller coach Brad Arthur, but they ran into a Wigan broadside that has now won 5 connected nan bounce since they were amazed 30-4 by nan Rhinos astatine Headingley 5 weeks ago.

The representation of that daze was still caller arsenic Wigan were retired of nan blocks for illustration lightning, scoring 2 tries successful nan first 8 minutes.

The first was rather stunning. For once, nan influential Harry Smith’s footwear to nan flank was somewhat overhit but winger Marshall showed balletic qualities to leap complete nan touchline and someway flipped nan shot backmost complete his caput for Wardle, who produced a diving one-handed decorativeness tight successful nan corner.

With their tails up, Wigan roared guardant again arsenic Ellis raced clear, and pinch 3 men successful support, slipped a walk for French to spell nether nan posts.

Leeds showed immoderate of nan alloy that Arthur has introduced to conflict their measurement backmost into nan crippled but they ran into a defence successful uncompromising mood.

Just earlier half-time, Wardle returned Marshall’s earlier favour pinch a beautiful flipped walk to springiness nan competition’s starring effort scorer his 25th of nan campaign.

Wigan were relentless successful nan 2nd half arsenic Leeds wilted nether nan changeless pressure, arsenic nan powerfulness of replacement Patrick Mago, nan delicacy of Smith and nan irresistible moving of Jai Field and French gave them nary respite.

Ellis scored his first effort of nan season, crashing done a spread successful nan Leeds defence, and Miski ran connected to a crisp dabbed footwear from Smith for different score.

Keighran rounded disconnected nan rout by grabbing Smith’ dainty lobbed footwear and converted it himself to decorativeness pinch 14 points to his name.

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

Interchanges: Byrne, Mago, Dupree, Forber.

Leeds: Edgell, Fusitu'a, Momirovski, Newman, Lumb, Croft, Frawley, Oledzki, Ackers, Sangare, McDonnell, Martin, Smith.

Interchanges: Lisone, Bentley, O'Connor, Donaldson.

Referee: Liam Moore