Wigan Warriors score through Bevan French, Zach Eckersley (two), Oliver Partington (two) and Adam Keighran to leave rivals St Helens in more disarray and outside of Super League’s top six play-off positions; Paul Rowley departed as Saints head coach on Thursday in surprise news
Last Updated: 24/07/26 10:08pm
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Highlights of the Super League match between Wigan Warriors and St Helens
Highlights of the Super League match between Wigan Warriors and St Helens
Bevan French proved the star of the show on his return as Wigan Warriors eventually ripped St Helens apart 38-16 in Friday’s Super League, compounding Saints’ woes.
St Helens, who came into this derby contest off the back of the shock news on Thursday that head coach Paul Rowley had departed with immediate effect, actually started well, taking the lead twice in the opening 15 minutes through Jack Welsby and Jacob Douglas tries.
French had scored for Wigan in between those two efforts, and the Australian then created two tries for Zach Eckersley before the break for the hosts to lead: the first try via a fizzed cut-out pass, the second off a wonderful kick-pass.
Bevan French scored one try and assisted four more as Wigan Warriors saw off St Helens on Friday
Saints had a potential equalising try ruled out by the Video Ref in the final play of the first half, with replays proving remarkable defence from Jake Wardle had halted Harry Robertson from grounding the ball.
Instead, Wigan went into overdrive in the second half, scoring through Oliver Partington twice and the in-form Adam Keighran – French collecting two more assists, while Harry Smith also produced a sensational kick-pass for Partington’s second.
St Helens had the final say through a Lewis Murphy try, but remain outside of the play-off positions and under a wealth of pressure.
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2026 Super League – key dates and what to look out for
- Rivals Round reversed: July 23-July 26
- Elimination Play-offs: September 19-September 20
- Play-off semi-finals: September 26-September 27
- Grand Final: October 3, Old Trafford
Sky Sports will again show every game of the Super League live this season – including two matches in each round exclusively live, with the remaining five matches each week shown on Sky Sports+
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