Wingers Bevan French and Liam Marshall both crossed twice, with Harry Smith, Kaide Ellis, Ethan Havard and Jake Bibby also grabbing tries; Catalans featured 10 debutants as head coach Steve McNamara rested players following the recent busy period
Last Updated: 02/09/22 9:58pm
Liam Marshall scored two tries in Wigan’s win over Catalans
Two tries apiece from Liam Marshall and Bevan French helped Wigan Warriors round off the Betfred Super League regular season with a 48-4 win at home to an inexperienced Catalans Dragons team.
The Warriors took some time to click into gear following Harry Smith’s seventh-minute try in Friday’s match at the DW Stadium, but a double from Marshall and one from Kaide Ellis inside the final 10 minutes of the first half put them into a 24-point lead at the break.
Josh Drinkwater pulled one back for a Catalans side featuring 10 debutants five minutes into the second half, but there was to be no stirring comeback despite a spirited display from the visitors as Wigan maintained their 100 per cent home record.
Two tries from French, Marshall’s second of the night and further scores from Ethan Havard and Jake Bibby sent the Warriors into the play-offs on the back of a comfortable win, with player-of-the-match Smith converting all of his side’s tries as well.
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