Wigan earn comfortable win over out-of-form Saints

Wigan earn comfortable win over out-of-form SaintsImage source, SWPixImage caption, Wigan Warriors have beaten St Helens in the Challenge Cup and twice in Super League this seasonByJay FreemanBBC Sport, North WestPublished24 July 2026, 22:07 BST12 CommentsUpdated 9 minutes agoBetfred Super LeagueWigan (18) 38Tries: French, Eckersley 2, Partington 2, Keighran Goals: Keighran 7St Helens (12) 16Tries: Welsby, Douglas, Murphy Goals: Hastings 2Wigan Warriors earned their third successive derby win against St Helens as their opponents kicked off the post-Paul Rowley era with a humbling Super League defeat.Rowley left Saints on Thursday less than a year into the role with the team out of form.Under the interim stewardship of Eamon O'Carroll, they were defeated by Wigan for the second time in succession in the league this term and the second time this month.Jack Welsby got Saints off the mark and although Bevan French responded soon after, Jacob Douglas restored the visitors' lead.Zach Eckersley and Oliver Partington both scored twice either side of the break, Adam Keighran slid in for Wigan's sixth try while Lewis Murphy ran in an acrobatic finish to restore some pride for the visitors.Victory for Wigan moved them level with Super League leaders Leeds Rhinos on 30 points, but Wakefield's big win against Castleford meant the Warriors have dropped a place to third in the table.Meanwhile, St Helens have now lost seven of their past 11 games in all competitions.Wakefield thrash Castleford despite early red cardPublished11 minutes agoSt Helens boss Rowley leaves after less than a yearPublished1 day agoUnder Rowley's tenure, Saints had won the first derby of the season thanks to a memorable comeback win at Easter, but a hammering in the Challenge Cup semi-final soon after and a narrow defeat at the Magic Weekend earlier this month meant Wigan came into this latest meeting with some momentum over their rivals.Yet it was St Helens who went ahead inside the...