27th March 1989: Oldham 21 Wigan 27
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Easter Monday 27th March 1989
Oldham 21 Wigan 27
Watersheddings, Oldham
Stones Bitter Championship - Round 23 of 26
Kick Off: 3:00pm

Wigan Team
1.  Steve Hampson      
2.  Tony Iro  T     
3.  Ged Byrne      
4.  Ellery Hanley      
5.  Dean Bell      
6.  Shaun Edwards  T3     
7.  Andy Gregory    G3   DG 
8.  Ian Lucas      
9.  Nicky Kiss      
10.  Adrian Shelford      
11.  Denis Betts  T     
12.  Ian Potter      
13.  Andy Goodway      
 
Sub.  Brian Case      
Sub.  Andy Platt      

Oldham 

Tries: Steve Robinson, Andy Ruane, Paul Lord
Goals: Duncan Platt 4
Drop Goals: Andy Ruane 1
Summary: 

This was a tough match for Wigan on Easter Monday at Oldham just 48 hours after Wigan's Cup Semi Final against Warrington. But at the beginning of the match, Wigan raced away into a 20-0 lead after just 18 minutes after a hat-trick of tries from Shaun Edwards and one from Denis Betts. Oldham had amazingly fought back to lead 21-10 by the 54th Minute but Wigan managed to rally again to win with Tony Iro getting a try and Andy Gregory kicking a drop goal on top of his three conversions in the game.
Half Time:  Oldham 14 Wigan 20
Attendance: 

6,841
Referee:  John Holdsworth (Kippax)

Top of the Stones Bitter Championship - After This Match

1st Place:l Leeds - Played - 22 - Won - 17 - Drawn - 0 - Lost - 7 - Points: - 34 - (Diff: +176)
2nd Place:l Widnes - Played - 20 - Won - 16 - Drawn - 1 - Lost - 3 - Points: - 33 - (Diff: +347)
3rd Place:l Castleford - Played - 21 - Won - 14 - Drawn - 2 - Lost - 5 - Points: - 30 - (Diff: +156)
4th Place:l Wigan - Played - 21 - Won - 15 - Drawn - 0 - Lost - 6 - Points: - 30 - (Diff: +89)
5th Place:l Hull - Played - 24 - Won - 15 - Drawn - 0 - Lost - 9 - Points: - 30 - (Diff: +59)