| WiganlBacks:l |
1. Paul Atcheson, 2. Jason Robinson, 3. Va'aiga Tuigamala, 4. Gary Connolly, 5. Martin Offiah, 6. Henry Paul, 7. Craig Murdock |
| WiganlForwards:l | 8. Kelvin Skerrett, 9. Martin Hall, 10. Neil Cowie, 11. Barrie McDermott, 12. Mick Cassidy, 13. Andy Farrell |
| WiganlSubslUsed:l | 14. Joe Lydon (replaced Barrie McDermott - Blood Bin), 15. Barrie-Jon Mather (replaced Kelvin Skerrett - Half Time) |
|
WiganlTries:l |
Martin Hall, Paul Atcheson, Va'aiga Tuigamala, Kelvin Skerrett, Martin Offiah, Joe Lydon |
| WiganlGoals:l | Andy Farrell 6 |
| SheffieldlBacks:l |
1. David Mycoe, 2. Lynton Stott, 3. Richard Price, 4. Mark Gamson, 5. Bright Sodje, 6. Daryl Powell, 7. Ryan Sheridan |
| SheffieldlForwards:l | 8. Paul Broadbent, 9. Lee Jackson, 10. Alex Thompson, 11. Paul Carr, 12. Ian Hughes, 13. Scott Martin |
| SheffieldlSubslUsed:l | 14. Glen Reilly (replaced David Mycoe - 35th Minute), 15. Carl Briggs (replaced Ian Hughes - 67th Minute) |
|
SheffieldlTries:l |
Ryan Sheridan 2, Bright Sodje, Paul Carr |
| SheffieldlGoals:l | David Mycoe 1, Lynton Stott 1 |
| Summary:l |
It was a surprise to see Martin Offiah turning out for this game against Sheffield because 36 hours earlier he'd been declared unfit for the next three weeks after rupturing a tendon in the Second Test against Australia the previous Saturday. But Wigan had decided to delayed the necessary surgery. Sheffield were looking to beat Wigan at Don Valley for the second season in a row, after a 10-5 win the previous March, and got off to the perfect start with Ryan Sheridan's try getting them 6-0 up. Wigan responded though with four tries from Martin Hall, Va'aiga Tuigamala, Paul Atcheson and Kelvin Skerrett making the score 22-6. Sheridan scored a second try in stoppage time to make it 22-10 and that became 22-16 when Lee Jackson got Bright Sodje over. But on the hour Martin Offiah scored and then Joe Lydon, a blood bin replacement for Barrie McDermott, scored on 70 minutes to make it 36-20. By the time Paull Carr scored it was only ever going to be consolation for Sheffield. |
| HalflTime:l |
Sheffield 10 Wigan 22 |
| Attendance:l |
3,012 |
|
Referee:l |
Dave Campbell (Widnes) |
|
Television:l |
Live Coverage on Sky Sports |
Top of the Stones Bitter Championship - After This Match
| 1st Place:l | Wigan | - | Played | - | 11 | - | Won | - | 11 | - | Drawn | - | 0 | - | Lost | - | 0 | - | Points: | - | 22 |
| 2nd Place:l | Bradford | - | Played | - | 12 | - | Won | - | 9 | - | Drawn | - | 0 | - | Lost | - | 3 | - | Points: | - | 18 |
| 3rd Place:l | St Helens | - | Played | - | 11 | - | Won | - | 8 | - | Drawn | - | 1 | - | Lost | - | 2 | - | Points: | - | 17 |
| 4th Place:l | Leeds | - | Played | - | 11 | - | Won | - | 8 | - | Drawn | - | 1 | - | Lost | - | 2 | - | Points: | - | 17 |
| 5th Place:l | Halifax | - | Played | - | 10 | - | Won | - | 8 | - | Drawn | - | 0 | - | Lost | - | 2 | - | Points: | - | 16 |