Betfred Tremendous League
Wigan (24) 50
Tries: Smith, Marshall 2, O’Neill, Farrell, Daniel, Subject, Eckersley, Keighran Targets: Keighran 7
Catalans (6) 12
Tries: Tison, Lis Targets: Aispuro-Bichet, Garcia
Wigan Warriors gained a sixth League Leaders’ Protect as they ran in 9 tries to beat Catalans Dragons and keep it up their outstanding run of type heading into the Tremendous League play-offs.
Matt Peet’s aspect, who had been trophyless in 2025 off the again of their quadruple-winning 2024 marketing campaign, have now gained two items of silverware, having gained the Problem Cup in Could, and at the moment are two video games away from the treble.
Harry Smith and Ugo Tison exchanged tries early on, however Liam Marshall, Brad O’Neill and Liam Farrell put Wigan in management on the break.
Austin Daniel and Jai Subject continued Wigan’s scoring streak, whereas Zach Eckersley, Adam Keighran and Marshall’s second wrapped up a thumping sixteenth win in a row, with Alexis Lis scoring a tremendous comfort attempt for Les Dracs within the closing levels.
Regardless of Friday’s victory guaranteeing the protect was theirs, the actually laborious work was carried out in final week’s essential win over title rivals Leeds Rhinos at Headingley, the place they leapfrogged their rivals to go prime.
Had Wigan have misplaced then, Leeds might have pulled off a dramatic final-day surge again to the highest, successful the protect at their expense on factors distinction, however the Rhinos fell quick and had been crushed by Hull FC on Friday.
Wigan now have a bye week by advantage of a prime two place and can be at house for his or her Tremendous League play-off semi-final on Saturday, 12 September, reside on the BBC.
For Catalans, it means a troublesome marketing campaign ends with a ninth-placed end.
Les Dracs have no longer made the end-of-season play-offs since their run to the Tremendous League Grand Last in 2023 – the place they had been additionally crushed by Wigan.
Extra to observe.
Wigan: Subject; Daniel, Keighran, Eckersley, Marshall; French, Smith; Havard, O’Neill, Thompson, Nsemba, Partington, Ellis.
Interchanges: Farrell, Walters, Mago, Kerr.
Catalans: Marc; Darrelatour, Martin, Cotric, Makinson; Aispuro-Bichet, Dodd; Allen, Tison, Navarrete, Garcia, Laguerre, Bousquet.
Interchanges: Maria, Wilson, Descalzi, Lis.
Referee: Marcus Griffiths.