Farrell’s late try gives Wigan victory at Castleford

Betfred Super League

Castleford (4) 20

Tate 2, Asi, Wood Goals, Atkin 2, etc.

Wigan (12) 26

As Wigan Warriors defeated Castleford Tigers in a close game to close the gap on Super League leaders Hull KR to four points with a late try from Captain Liam Farrell.

Will Tate’s try with seven minutes remaining had left the Warriors with 20-18 lead.

However, after Jai Field burst through the Cas defense, an Adam Keighran penalty brought the scores level.

The Warriors had an eight-point half-time lead after Field and Keighran’s failed attempts, but Castleford, who is now 10th, roared back.

While there was more bad news just before kick-off, with Jacob Douglas taking Liam Marshall as his replacement after his injury during the warm-up.

Nine days prior, Castleford had only 15 minutes before Daejarn Asi’s fine cut-out pass sent Tate in at the corner.

However, Wigan immediately showed their class when Field scored again in his 100th Super League game with a crisp pass that ended Field’s 18th.

Keighran extended the lead right at half-time after they had failed to make a few chances with unusually poor handling.

In the second period, Castleford, however, was thrown out of the blocks by Asi’s sale of a massive dummy to Junior Nsemba, who won the game by two points.

The Yorkshire side had a lead going into the final quarter of last year, but Smith’s pass was intercepted by Tate, who then launched a run for a move that ultimately resulted in Wood crossing.

When Smith was found to have blocked Josh Simm, the home side were unhappy when Wigan filed a captain’s challenge, which was overturned in the visitors’ favor.

When Field made a sharp long pass from Field and Eckersley’s clever finish, Keighran’s goal eventually made use of Wigan’s possession, the visitors made an even better pass.

The home fans were then reminded of one of the game’s most difficult lessons: never count out the Warriors, as Tate dived in at the corner to give Castleford a famous scalp and just a fifth win in 16 games this year.

Danny McGuire, the head coach of the Castleford Tigers, said:

“I’m obviously really disappointed with the outcome, but I’m also really proud of some of our accomplishments.”

We probably lost the moments, and that’s probably why Jai Field is paid so well because he helped a really talented team out of a little hole. And that’s probably why he gets paid so much.

“I’m proud of the players and the way they handled things.” They put their bodies in front of a large pack with it, and they all did it.

It’s a good sign that things are moving forward.

Matt Peet, the head coach of the Wigan Warriors, told BBC Radio Manchester:

It “ebbed and flowed.” I sometimes believed that some of our own design would be ruined, while others Castleford would have done well.

“We never fully grasped the game, but we ultimately came out strong.” We were successful in doing that toward the end because it was about getting the game going set for set.

Griffin, Hall, Hill, and Stimson are interchanges.

Wigan: Field, Eckersley, Keighran, Wardle, Wardle, Douglas, Farrimond, Smith, Byrne, O’Neill, Thompson, Nsemba, Farrell, Ellis, and others.

Havard, Mago, Dupree, and Leeming are the exchanges.