Saints Line up

26 Harry Robertson
25 Tee Ritson
4 Mark Percival
22 Ben Davies
3 Waqa Blake
1 Jack Welsby
7 Jonny Lomax
9 Daryl Clark
10 Matty Lees
15 James Bell
11 Curtis Sironen
17 Agnatius Paasi
19 George Delaney
22 Sam Royle
23 Jake Burns
24 Jonny Vaughan
21 Noah Stephens

Wigan Warriors Line up

26 Zach Eckersley
2 Abbas Miski
3 Adam Keighran
4 Jake Wardle
5 Liam Marshall
30 Jack Farrimond
7 Harry Smith
8 Ethan Havard
16 Luke Thompson
19 Tyler Dupree
21 Junior Nsemba
12 Liam Farrell
13 Kaide Ellis
10 Liam Byrne
15 Patrick Mago
20 Harvie Hill
22 Sam Walters

Last updated 13 Jul 24 00:02:08

βš«πŸ”΄ Here is how your Saints lineup for The Derby against Wigan tonight!

79'

Ben Davies forces a knock on after a kick on a loose ball.

Less than 30 seconds to go. Wigan eat all they can out of the time.

πŸ’βšͺ 16-12 βš«πŸ”΄

78'

Paasi has the ball stripped, Saints get a penalty and move up beyond the halfway line.

77'

Wigan punt downfield, they’re looking to close this one out with Saints in their own half.

76'

Lomax on the last lofts a high kick, Ritson catches it but can’t break away.

75'

Good defence by Saints, a poor Wigan kick sees us start by our own 40m.

75'

Saints on the left half unlock the Wigan defence, Blake kicks back in for Lomax but Eckersley is there to pick it up.

74'

πŸ”„ Vaughan on, Delaney off.

72'

Saints keep the ball alive on the last, some wild rugby sees Davies runs back in and then offload. Clark eventually kicks from the middle out to the right but we knock on.

71'

Good stop of a skidding ball by Robertson.

69'

Smith misses the kick.

69'
Try
Zach Eckersley for Wigan Warriors

Dupree in front of the sticks stays down after a tackle.

Wigan after the restart pull the ball left and go in with Eckersley.

68'

Dupree somehow charges down a kick, Welsby makes the tackle on him but Saints have to scramble as we’re on our own line.

67'

Time off, Lees stays down.

Looks to have a taken a possible shoulder to the head whilst running in with the ball – but nothing given.

66'

Smith hits a huge spiral bomb, Robertson takes it well.

65'

πŸ”„ Stephens off, Paasi on again.

63'
Goal
Harry Smith for Wigan Warriors

Smith adds the kick to bring it back level.

62'
Try
Adam Keighran for Wigan Warriors

Six-again, late in the count gives Wigan more dangerous ball.

The hosts pass it out to Keighran and he dives in the corner.

60'

Percival on the restart takes the ball in himself, and Wigan hold the centre up and take him out.

Come on now St.Helens. Stand strong.

59'
Goal
Mark Percival for Saints

The Prince adds the conversion from the touchline!

58'
Try
Waqa Blake for Saints

58′ WAQAAAAA!!! πŸ›¬

The Saints make a Wigan error count, on the left Sironen goes over the line, he offloads to Lomax and Jonny fires a pass to Blake who still had a lot to do and he powered in with a dive!

57'

Wigan knock on by their own 40m line.

56'

Welsby kicks from in his own half, it bounces by the Wigan 30m and then out.

55'

Another Wigan break on the left, Marshall once more kicks ahead but no good.

Robertson fields it well.

52'

Harry Robertson, that is outstanding. The youngster gets a half break and goes into the Wigan 10m.

Welsby on the last ducks and weaves, but a poor kick ends the attack.

51'

Farrell has been checked over, given the thumbs up.

πŸ”„ Stephens back on, Paasi off.

51'

The hosts break on the left, Marshall with Robertson looking to stop him kicks ahead but it is too strong and runs out.

A Wigan man has stayed down after the break.

49'

A number of close drives near the line, Percival on the last makes the hosts start their start a metre off their own line.

48'

Thompson with another high shot, we go hunting now.

47'

48′ Saints welcome some pressure after an incorrect play of the ball, looking to speed the game up.

Warriors on the left with Wardle go close but we scramble well and get the ball off a Farrell kick.

45'

Robertson takes a kick return well and looks for a quick play of the ball but it’s incorrect.

Unlucky, young man.

44'

Good set from Saints, we move the Warriors back to their own 20m.

A very good run by Welsby out, in then back out again almost unlocked the hosts’ right edge.

43'

Smith’s kick goes big over to Marshall’s feet and he kicks ahead, Lomax is chasing but Marshall shoves him from collecting it. Saints penalty.

42'

Wigan keep Saints in their own half on the first set. Lomax’s kick goes over end-to-end into the opposition half

40'

Back to it in The Derby – COME ON YOU SAINTS!

πŸ’βšͺ 6-6 βš«πŸ”΄

HT

⏸ All square at the break.

An absorbing opening forty in The Derby here at Wigan.

40'

Smith goes for a drop goal 40m out but it is no good. Robertson catches and looks to try break before being held up after the hooter.

Half time needed to catch our breath…

39'

Robertson clears a smart Smith kick out for another GLDO.

The time running out in the half.

38'

Bell drops it as Saints push the hosts by their own 30m line.

38'

Another GLDO forced, Wigan though held firm on that set and did well to keep Saints away from their line.

35'

Paasi goes close off a Robertson fend near the line.

Saints with Wigan on their own line kick and force a GLDO.

34'

Penalty given against Thompson for that one, Saints into the Wigan 30m line.

34'

Clark after making a darting dummy half run copped one that kept him down.

34'

Smith kicks a crossfield ball, Blake bundles is backwards but the Wigan fans scream out for a knock on – clearly went back.

33'

Lomax on the right floats one back into the middle looking for Welsby, however Eckersley is there to catch.

33'

πŸ”„ Stephens comes off, Paasi back on.

31'

Warriors get a couple of offloads off in their own half to move up to halfway, but knock on through a strong Smith pass.

29'

Wigan drive close to the line, but a pass for Farrell is forward.

Saints held Warriors out well on that set.

27'

Ritson collects a kick and looks to try exploit a half gap, but he’s held up and then driven out by the hosts, 25m off our own line.

26'

Good defence by Wellens’ men, the hosts with momentum get held in their own 40m.

Robertson fields the catch perfectly.

25'
Goal
Harry Smith for Wigan Warriors

Smith converts the two. Back level.

24'
Try
Jake Wardle for Wigan Warriors

Wigan strike back.

Zach Eckersley breaks the line on the left and then feeds Jake Wardle in the middle to go under the posts

21'
Goal
Mark Percival for Saints

Percival adds the boot!

20'
Try
Jack Welsby for Saints

SUPER JACK!! πŸ¦Έβ€β™‚οΈ

The Saints break and Robertson is in space, Jack is there in support and goes under the sticks!

BEAUTY!

19'

Good D from the Saints, Wigan kept in their own half and Tee takes metres!

πŸ’βšͺ 0-0 βš«πŸ”΄

18'

Leapppp by Ben Davies off a Lomax kick by the Wigan 10m line but he’s stopped.

Saints the furthest up-field they have been in the game now.

17'

πŸ™Œ What a tackle from Ritson and Robertson to hold Wardle up!

15'

Robertson goes up for a chip kick, it bundles off him and onto Lomax so offside.

πŸ”„ Paasi off, Stephens on.

13'

Wigan loose with a pass out the back on the move, Welsby chases but an offload is given to Miski who alleviates the threat, looked a touch forward the pass to him.

12'

Yet again, Robertson chases back off a Smith chip on the left this time, he bests Farrell to the ball for another GLDO.

11'

Smith kicks a small chip to the right, Wigan chase but Robertson clears it out for a GLDO.

All Wigan at the moment, Saints yet to play the ball in the opposition half.

10'

Saints can’t make the penalty count though, we knock on.

9'

Harry is very much involved in this game already, he is tip tackled after a Wigan knock on.

Saints penalty gets us up to the 40m line.

8'

Same again from Robertson, but this time we stay in the field of play and must come off our own line and Wigan try to keep us pinned.

5'

Robertson’s first involvement is a great take off a Harry Smith grubber, but the hosts tackle him for a GLDO.

2'

Saints firm up though and Wigan are forced to knock on.

1'

🟨 Matty Lees is shown a yellow card for a shoulder charge in the first defensive set.

1'

An electric atmosphere, as always for Saints against Wigan!

Kick Off

KICK-OFF! The Derby is underway as our Saints take on Wigan!

COME ON YOU SAINTS!

The away end has filled up and our fans are making so much noise!

Keep it coming, all night long. πŸ‘

The away end has filled up and our fans are making so much noise!

Keep it coming, all night long. πŸ‘

The away end has filled up and our fans are making so much noise!

Keep it coming, all night long. πŸ‘

πŸ‘ The Saints complete a league double over the Warriors in 2024!

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