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Warrington 6 Wigan 8 - Sunday 2nd January 1994
Venue: Wilderspool, Warrington
Competition: Stones Bitter Championship
Kick Off: 3:00pm
| WiganlBacks:l |
1. Joe Lydon, 2. Jason Robinson, 3. Barrie-Jon Mather, 4. Gary
Connolly, 5. Martin Offiah, 6. Sam Panapa, 7. Frano Botica |
| WiganlForwards:l |
8. Kelvin Skerrett, 9. Martin Dermott, 10. Andy Platt, 11. Neil Cowie, 12. Andy
Farrell, 13. Phil Clarke |
| WiganlSubslUsed:l |
14. Denis Betts (replaced Joe Lydon - 47th Minute), 15. Mick Cassidy (replaced Martin
Dermott 58th Minute)
11. Joe Lydon (returned
to replace Barrie-Jon Mather - 76th Minute), 9. Martin Dermott (returned to
replace Neil Cowie - 76th Minute) |
|
WiganlTries:l |
Martin Offiah |
| WiganlGoals:l |
Frano Botica 2 |
| WarringtonlBacks:l |
1. Lee Penny, 2. Mark Forster, 3. Allan Bateman, 4. Jonathan
Davies, 5. Robert Myler, 6. Kevin Ellis, 7. Greg Mackay |
| WarringtonlForwards:l |
8. Craig Teitzel, 9. John Thursfield, 10. Rowland Phillips, 11. Paul Cullen,
12. Mike Gregory, 13. Kelly Shelford |
| WarringtonlSubslUsed:l |
14. Mark Hilton (replaced Rowland Phillips - 25th Minute) |
|
WarringtonlTries:l |
Mark Forster |
| WarringtonlGoals:l |
Jonathan Davies 1 |
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| Summary:l |
Warrington had returned to the top of the table with
victory over Widnes on December 27th, so this was a big game with Wigan
being in second place. Wigan got off to the perfect start with a Martin
Offiah try after just 5 minutes but the conversion was missed by Frano
Botica. He later added a penalty goal for a 6-0 half time lead. In the
second half a Jonathan Davies penalty reduced the lead to 6-2. Later a good
passing move between John Thursfield, Greg Mackey, Mike Gregory and Lee
Penny got Mark Forster over in the right corner but Davies couldn't convert,
so the scores were tied at 6-6. It was a tight finish and that scored looked
to be how it would finish until Warrington chucked away a vital league point
in the fourth minute of stoppage time. They had possession but Mike Gregory
knocked on. Phil Clarke pounced on the loose ball only for Paul Cullen to
tackle him knees first. Penalty was awarded and then marched ten metres
further forward by referee Russell Smith after dissent from Davies. Despite
having a rare dodgy day with the boot, Botica kicked the penalty and Wigan
had won to go back top of the table. |
| Half Time:l |
Warrington 0 Wigan 6 |
| Attendance:l |
11,379 |
|
Referee:l |
Russell Smith (Castleford) |
|
Television:l |
Delayed Coverage on Sky Sports |
Top of the Stones Bitter Championship - After This Match
| 1st Place:l |
Wigan |
- |
Played |
- |
14 |
- |
Won |
- |
12 |
- |
Drawn |
- |
0 |
- |
Lost |
- |
2 |
- |
Points: |
- |
24 |
- |
(Diff: +202) |
| 2nd Place:l |
Warrington |
- |
Played |
- |
16 |
- |
Won |
- |
12 |
- |
Drawn |
- |
0 |
- |
Lost |
- |
4 |
- |
Points: |
- |
24 |
- |
(Diff: +109) |
| 3rd Place:l |
Bradford |
- |
Played |
- |
13 |
- |
Won |
- |
11 |
- |
Drawn |
- |
0 |
- |
Lost |
- |
2 |
- |
Points: |
- |
22 |
- |
(Diff: +93) |
| 4th Place:l |
St Helens |
- |
Played |
- |
16 |
- |
Won |
- |
10 |
- |
Drawn |
- |
1 |
- |
Lost |
- |
5 |
- |
Points: |
- |
21 |
- |
(Diff: +107) |
| 5th Place:l |
Halifax |
- |
Played |
- |
16 |
- |
Won |
- |
9 |
- |
Drawn |
- |
2 |
- |
Lost |
- |
5 |
- |
Points: |
- |
20 |
- |
(Diff: +62) |
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