Hull KR stretch lead at top with victory at Wigan

Betfred Super League

Wigan (0) 6

Tries: Keighran Goals: Keighran

Hull KR (8) 10

Hull KR put one hand on the League Leader’s Shield with a statement 10-6 victory over closest Super League chasers Wigan Warriors at a pulsating Brick Community Stadium.

In a thrilling encounter between the top two, which kept the crowd guessing until the last moment, the Robins held on under intense late pressure to establish a six-point lead with five games of the regular season to go.

A converted early try from Dean Hadley and two penalty kicks from the boot of Rhyse Martin had looked set to deliver a shutout for the Robins with six minutes to go.

But a battling finish from Wigan sparked by a try and conversion from Adam Keighran delivered a thrilling run to the hooter, but the hosts were unable to avoid a first home defeat by the Robins since 2021.

Wigan: Field; Miski, Eckersley, Wardle, Marshall; Keighran, Smith; Havard, O’Neill, Byrne, Walters, Farrell, Ellis.

Interchanges: Mago, Leeming, Dupree, Hill.

Hull KR: Broadbent Davies, Hiku, Batchelor, Burgess; Lewis, Mourgue; Sue, Litten, Whitbread, Hadley, Martin, Minichella.

Interchanges: Waerea-Hargreaves, Luckley, Tanginoa, Leyland.