Wigan Thump Castleford To Clinch Top-two Finish

Betfred Super League

Wigan Warriors (34) 62

Tries: Miski 2, Field 2, Marshall 2, Farrimond 2, Hill, Eckersley, Havard Goals: Farrimond 9

Castleford Tigers (0) 6

Try: Mustapha Goal: Hoy

Wigan Warriors clinched a top-two decorativeness successful Super League and a location semi-final aft romping to a 11-try triumph against lowly Castleford Tigers.

While nan triumph keeps Wigan's slim hopes of finishing apical of nan array live pinch conscionable 1 regular-season crippled remaining, front-runners Hull KR will triumph nan League Leaders' Shield connected Saturday if they debar conclusion by Wakefield Trinity.

Two tries each from Jack Farrimond and Liam Marshall, aft Abbas Miski and Jai Field grabbed early scores, put Wigan 34-0 up astatine nan break.

A 2nd people from Miski and a effort from Harvie Hill followed, only for Muizz Mustapha to past dart successful for a Tigers consolation try.

But Zach Eckersley, Field and Ethan Havard went complete precocious connected to complete nan thumping triumph that ensures Wigan will get a week disconnected erstwhile nan play-offs commencement later this month.

Sam Walters very astir gave Wigan nan cleanable start, but fumbled nan shot successful a tackle arsenic he looked to clang complete nan statement wrong 2 minutes.

A handling correction from Castleford, arsenic they tried to tally nan shot retired of their ain half, meant nan early let-off was only a short reprieve, pinch Bevan French mounting Miski up for nan game's first effort pinch a teasing grubber footwear that squirmed from nan grasp of Tigers full-back Tex Hoy.

Miski past turned provider, intercepting a walk earlier sending Super League's starring try-scorer Field complete for his 23rd of nan season.

Two Marshall tries successful 5 minutes, including a spectacular diving decorativeness which near him pinch a bloodied scalp aft skidding disconnected nan turf, had Wigan good connected their measurement to a convincing victory.

Farrimond followed up pinch back-to-back tries of his own, nan first he created for himself pinch a clever footwear earlier later linking up pinch Field to tally successful Wigan's sixth first-half try.

And pinch Farrimond converting some of his tries, nan 19-year-old - who was brought successful to switch England half-back Harry Smith - vanished nan half pinch a individual points tally of 18.

Miski past leapt complete for his 2nd effort of nan nighttime 8 minutes into nan 2nd half aft Eckersley juggled a Farrimond footwear and offloaded for nan winger to finish.

A disastrous effort of a goal-line driblet retired for Hoy, which comically went backwards arsenic it sailed and landed backmost successful extremity connected nan near edge, talented Wigan possession and chance to adhd to their lead, which Hill yet did aft a succession of repetition sets.

Mustapha managed to conjure a spectacular solo effort successful response, only for Eckersley, Field and Havard to dot down and return Wigan past nan 60-point mark.

Wigan Warriors: Field; Miski, Eckersley, Wardle, Marshall; French, Farrimond; Havard, Leeming, Thompson, Walters, Nsemba, Ellis.

Interchanges: O'Neill, Mago, Dupree, Hill, Byrne.

Castleford Tigers: Hoy; Tate, Wood, I Senior, Wallis; Asi, Atkin; Lawler, Horne, Singleton, Mellor, Stimson, Westerman.

Interchanges: Robb, Griffin, S Hall, Mustapha, Hill.

Referee: Aaron Moore.