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<br>26 February 2026<br><br><br>243 Comments<br> <br><br>Wigan (24) 54<br><br><br>Tries: Keighran, French, Field 2, Smith 2, Eckersley, Nsemba, Forber Goals: Keighran 9<br><br><br>Leigh (0) 0<br><br><br>Wigan Warriors ran in 9 attempts to hammer regional rivals Leigh Leopards 54-0 and continue their impressive start to the 2026 Super [https://git.aipinwuliu.com/gregwolfgram92 League season].<br><br><br>Tries from Adam Keighran, Bevan French, Jai Field and Harry Smith put Wigan into a dominant 24-point lead at [https://tinyurl.ee/galeynk1509602 half-time] for the second match in a row.<br><br><br>Further tries from Field and Smith plus one each from Zach Eckersley, Junior Nsemba and Tom Forber after the break - along with 9 objectives from Keighran on a perfect night with the boot [https://lazerjobs.in/employer/the-bet9ja-promotion-code-this-2026-is-yohaig/ - ensured] a third league win from 3 for Warriors.<br><br><br>Leigh stopped working to reveal up during a very one-sided 'Battle of the Borough' on a frustrating night for the visitors littered with dealing with mistakes and a lack of discipline.<br><br><br>Wigan went ahead after 10 minutes - French fired in a short pass for Keighran to cross over from close variety on the last tackle after Leigh's Lachlan Lam conceded a set of six in his own half for a [https://mediawiki1263.00web.net/index.php/User:JennyBraund late shot].<br><br><br>Liam Marshall dotted down for [https://ajuda.cyber8.com.br/index.php/User:MeghanWillie Warriors] soon after but the events were cut brief as referee Liam Moore identified a forward pass from French in the accumulation of a flowing team move.<br><br><br>French then found a small space in the Leigh backline on the right edge to roll challenges from Lam and Tesi Niu to get Wigan's 2nd in a dominant opening 20 minutes from the hosts.<br><br><br>A [https://friztty.com/@elsie77d715546 well-measured kick] from Smith was batted back one-handed by Nsemba to full-back Field who showed a dummy before darting over for the [https://pele.pt/loja/smartblog/4_grupo-pele.html excellent Warriors'] 3rd shot.<br><br><br>Field turned from scorer to supplier moments later, discovering room in midfield before establishing Smith to dot down beneath the sticks and, after Keighran dispatched a fourth [https://www.trueposter.com/pdojayne81421 effective] kick, the game was successfully over as a contest by the half-hour mark.<br><br><br>Moments into the 2nd period, Leigh's Matt Davis was forced off with a head injury having taken the complete force of a kick to the corner by Smith.<br><br><br>And Warriors stretched their legs right after when a beautiful line break from Patrick Mago enabled the prop to pass to Smith, who unselfishly found Field to end up another free-flowing relocation for his second of the night.<br><br><br>At this stage, Wigan were playing exhibition rugby league and a miss-out pass from French eliminated 3 Leigh protectors and discovered Eckersley who strolled in for [http://110.42.101.3913000/madisonmacghey Wigan's sixth] try.<br><br><br>Nsemba then got his name on the scoresheet, getting on the end of a fragile grubber kick from Smith, before Field raced away on a fantastic break and found the supporting Smith to dive over beside the sticks.<br><br><br>Hooker Forber got 50-up for Warriors, barging over for his side's ninth try in between the sticks before Keighran added the bonus again to seal a perfect night for Wigan.<br><br><br>Leigh were dealt an additional blow with just a minute staying as full-back Bailey Hodgson needed to be helped off the field with a serious looking knee injury.<br><br><br>'Important not to get [http://124.220.229.809093/everettehayner/the-bet-naija-promotion-code-for-2026-is-yohaig/wiki/The+Bet9ja+promotion+code+2026+is+YOHAIG carried away'] - Peet<br><br><br> coach Matt Peet informed BBC Radio Manchester:<br><br><br>"It's tough to know what level the other teams are at. Hull were missing out on a few [gamers] recently, Leigh were missing a couple of [gamers], so it is very important we don't get carried away at this phase of the season.<br><br><br>"The boys have got themselves in exceptional physical shape, credit to our performance personnel - we were prepared for this season physically.<br><br><br>"We've got ability - the video game has actually accelerated up a bit so we can reveal it."<br><br><br>'As bad as we've played in my time here' - Lam<br><br><br>"Obviously dreadful. That is probably as bad as we have actually played in my time here and I think we were our own worst opponents.<br><br><br>"We handed out a take on 6 charge when ball game was 0-0 and that definitely turned the game completely on its head.<br><br><br>"You've got to come here and win belongings and not do those things [errors] so it put us under pressure and it just intensified from there.<br><br><br>"You just can't hand out those simple mistakes and [http://labautowiki.org/wiki/User:SwenVed94449253 penalties] early on. We got battered a bit - no doubt about it."<br><br><br>Wigan: Field; Eckersley, Keighran, Farrell, Marshall; French, Smith; Havard, O'Neill, Thompson, Nsemba, Walters, Ellis.<br><br><br>Replacements: Mago, Partington, Eseh, Forber.<br> <br><br>Leigh: Hodgson; Senior, Niu, Brand, Charnley; Cook, Lam; Ofahengaue, Horne, Mulhern, Halton, Trout, Liu.<br><br><br>Replacements: Hughes, Davis, Alick-Wiencke, O'Brien.<br>