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Wigan 35 - 19 Tyldesley

Wigan 35 - 19 Tyldesley

Daniel Morris16 Nov - 16:36
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Wigan win top of the table clash

Douglas Valley played host to a top of the table clash as table toppers, Wigan welcomed second placed Tyldesley in another round of the ADM second division.
Wigan took advantage of some early indiscipline by the visitors as Danny Cassidy stepped up and slotted home a penalty just 2 minutes in.

Wigan used the early momentum to push Tyldesley back before John Foster set Chris Carr on his way for a break that led to the opening try. Carr made good ground before laying the ball up for Adam Pierce. Pierce offloaded in the tackle and Kilian Wallace was on hand to collect the ball and fall over the line. Cassidy added the conversion to give Wigan a 10-0 lead after 10 minutes.
The game settled into a fairly even clash but with neither side able to stamp their authority it was going to take something special to break the defences. It was Zack Barker that set Riley Dervan on his way from just inside his own half and the talented young centre weaved his way between and over the trailing defenders to score Wigan’s second try. Cassidy added the conversion.
More Tyldesley indiscipline gave Cassidy another shot at goal and Wigan were now 20 points up.
With the first half almost over, Wigan had possession on half way. With the ball played along the line, Harry Barker was hauled down before tipping the ball into the waiting arms of Dervan. A huge gap opened in front of the centre and he burst through it to score from 50 yards. Cassidy added the conversion for a 27-0 lead at half time.
Just moments after the break a potentially serious injury to one of the Tyldesley players led to the stretcher being brought on and a lengthy delay.
Tyldesley used the break to galvanise and set about the points deficit. A grubber kick split the Wigan back line and Tyldesley collected the ball for the score.
15 minutes into the second half and with the momentum now swinging their way, Tyldesley scored again. This time their open side flanker bounced his way through two defenders before being hauled down over the line. With the conversion added the scores were now 27-12.
With 10 minutes left, Wigan suffered indiscipline of their own and found themselves down to 14 men with a man in the sin bin. Tyldesley took advantage of the discrepancy in numbers and pushed an attacking scrum over the line for their third try of the day. The conversion took the scores to 27-19 and the Wigan faithful began to get nervous.
However, the Wigan players settled and worked their way into good attacking position, in search of a fourth try and the subsequent bonus point. An intentional knock on led to a Wigan penalty and the quick thinking, Zack Barker took a quick tap before weaving through the defence and scoring in the corner.
Wigan defended diligently in the final moments, denying Tyldesley a bonus point of their own, before Danny Cassidy rounded off the scoring with a penalty kick to take final scores to 35-19.
Wigan remain top of the table and look forward to a week off, before making the trip to Bolton on the 30th November.

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