Wigan 58 St Helens 4 - Boxing Day Tuesday 26th December 1995 Venue: Central Park, Wigan Competition: Stones Bitter Centenary Championship Kick Off: 3:00pm
WiganlBacks:l
1. Gary Connolly, 2. Jason Robinson, 3. Va'aiga Tuigamala, 4.
Kris Radlinski, 5. Martin Offiah, 6. Henry Paul, 7. Shaun Edwards
WiganlForwards:l
8. Neil Cowie, 9. Martin Hall, 10. Terry O'Connor, 11. Scott Quinnell, 12.
Mick Cassidy, 13. Simon Haughton
WiganlInterchanges:l
Rob Smyth (replaced Henry Paul - Half Time), Andy Johnson (replaced Terry
O'Connor - Half Time), Martin Dermott (replaced Simon Haughton - 60th
Minute), Andy Craig (replaced Gary Connolly - 73rd Minute)
WiganlTries:l
Scott Quinnell 4, Simon Haughton 2, Mick Cassidy 2, Jason
Robinson, Rob Smyth
WiganlGoals:l
Martin Hall 5, Henry Paul 4
StlHelenslBacks:l
1. Danny Arnold, 2. Mike Riley, 3. Andy Haigh, 4. Kevin
O'Loughlin, 5. Steve Prescott, 6. Phil Waring, 7. Phil Veivers
StlHelenslForwards:l
8. Andy Leathem, 9. Gareth Cunningham, 10. Nick Devine, 11. Paul Anderson,
12. Chris Morley, 13. Simon Booth
StlHelenslInterchanges:l
Paul Mathison (replaced Paul Anderson - 30th Minute), Richard Shiel
(replaced Chris Morley - Half Time) Paul Anderson (returned to replaced
Paul Mathison - 60th Minute)
With the switch to summer rugby imminent, this
would be the last competitive Boxing Day Wigan v Saints derby. Wigan's shock
loss to Oldham had opened up a big opportunity for Saints to win the title
but they blew their chance really by losing away at Castleford on December
20th. So instead of a big top of the table clash, Saints were forgetting
about the league and claiming injuries ahead of Regal Trophy Semi Final against
Warrington just four days later. So the last Christmas derby was basically
ruined by Saints playing a full reserve team. Despite the weak side, Saints did well for 20 minutes
but were ultimately demolished by a far superior Wigan side. Scott Quinnell
scored four tries and for some reason Neil Cowie laid into Andy Haigh to get
sent off with ten minutes to go.
Half Time:l
Wigan 20 St Helens 0
Attendance:l
19,526
Referee:l
Stuart Cummings (Widnes)
Television:l
Delayed Coverage on Sky Sports between 5:00pm & 6:30pm
Note:l
Wigan 8. Neil Cowie was sent off in the 70th
Minute for Punching Andy Haigh
Top of the Stones Bitter Championship - After This Match
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