| WiganlBacks:l |
1. Fred Griffiths, 2. Billy Boston, 3. Eric Ashton, 4. Keith Holden, 5. Mick Sullivan, 6. Bernard McGurrin, 7. Rees Thomas |
| WiganlForwards:l |
8. Bill Bretherton, 9. Bill Sayer, 10. Frank Collier, 11. Norman Cherrington, 12. Brian McTigue, 13. Roy Evans |
| WiganlTries:l | Fred Griffiths |
| WiganlGoals:l | Fred Griffiths 3 |
| StlHelenslBacks:l | 1. Glyn Moses, 2. Tom van Vollenhoven, 3. Duggie Greenall, 4. Peter Fearis, 5. Jan Prinsloo, 6. Brian Howard, 7. Alex Murphy |
| StlHelenslForwards:l | 8. Ab Terry, 9. Tom McKinney, 10. Jimmy Measures, 11. Brian Briggs, 12. Dick Huddart, 13. Vince Karalius |
| StlHelenslTries:l | Tom Van Vollenhoven 2, Jan Prinsloo |
| StlHelenslGoals:l | Peter Fearis 2 |
| Summary:l |
Wigan suffered a blow before kick off when Stand Off Dave Bolton was ruled out with a hand injury suffered in the Christmas Day victory over Salford. Saints took the lead when Tom van Vollenhoven outpaced Mick Sullivan for a score which led to a 5-0 lead after Peter Fearis converted. Wigan were under more pressure soon after but a kick from Fearis was returned by Fred Griffiths 75 metres for a Wigan try that he converted for 5-5. Before half time though, Alex Murphy send Van Vollenhoven over for a second try that went unconverted but still an 8-5 lead. Into the second half and two penalty goals from Griffiths had put Wigan 9-8 ahead but a converted try from Jan Prinsloo put Saints back into a 13-9 lead. That proved to be that with Saints going closest to adding to the scoring but Sullivan's "crash tackle" denied Van Vollenhoven a hat-trick. |
| Half Time:l | St Helens 8 Wigan 5 |
| Attendance:l | 34,000 |
| Referee:l | R.L Thomas (Oldham) |