Megan Wellens
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Wigan Warriors safe their eighth trophy underneath Matt Peet; Wigan had a 10-4 lead at half-time because of Jack Farrimond; they then scored 5 tries within the second half as they cruised to victory; Sam Walters noticed purple for a harmful sort out on Invoice Leyland late on
Final Up to date: 30/05/26 5:18pm
Jack Farrimond starred as Wigan Warriors gained the Problem Cup
Wigan Warriors scored seven tries as they cruised to a 40-10 victory over Hull KR within the Problem Cup remaining at Wembley Stadium.
These sides final met at Wembley again in 2024 and, similar to on that event, the Warriors took the spoils – claiming their first silverware since 2024, their twenty second Problem Cup win and eighth trophy underneath coach Matt Peet.
It was 20-year-old Jack Farrimond who was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his dazzling 20-minute show within the halves, marking once more the headache Peet encounters attempting to suit him and Bevan French into his aspect.
Wigan had a 10-4 half-time lead because of Farrimond’s excellent double, Adam Keighran including the extras for the second.
The Robins hit again with 10 seconds of the primary half remaining as Peta Hiku raced away to attain. Rhyse Martin, nonetheless, hit the publish together with his conversion try.
The second half was then all in regards to the Warriors as they took management. After Junior Nsemba went over and Adam Keighran ran in a double, French marked his return from harm with a attempt earlier than Luke Thompson rounded out their scoring.
Farrimond was electrical as he went over twice for Wigan
Hiku did go over once more for Hull KR however it was solely a brief interruption in Wigan’s dominance.
Nonetheless, the sport ended on a bitter notice for Wigan as Sam Walters was proven a purple card for a harmful sort out on Invoice Leyland with simply two minutes remaining.
Following Wigan Warriors Girls’s 54-6 victory over St Helens earlier, Wigan develop into the primary membership to see each the lads’s and ladies’s groups prevail on the identical day at Wembley.
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