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00:00For that next 40 minutes, St Helens 10, Wigan 12, just the two points, that's easily overcome
00:08another day like this, in a game like this, Good Friday Fair, who knows what happens next.
00:16As Harry Smith gets us underway, and a swirling kickoff as well, but it's causing some early
00:23problems, but St Helens and Murphy just about keep hold of possession, and Saints start from here.
00:30With Wigan rattling in, but rattling in a little too hard, and a little too high, the penalty
00:36goes St Helens' way, and a tap as well from Saylor, has got things underway very quickly
00:43as well.
00:45A little bit of a...
00:46Oh, you're back with us, eh?
00:47The cake is eaten, no, a little bit of a sloppy start there from Wigan, play to carry, give
00:53a penalty away.
00:56The both sides looking desperately to get on the front foot in the early stages of this
01:01first half.
01:02Talk about the 12 missing for St Helens, make it 13, with Passy having gone off as well,
01:09but we're going to deny two of their stars, of course, Bevan French and Jake Wardle, so
01:14both will point to certain hardships, Jake Wellesby one of the dozen or so watching off on the
01:20sidelines, the ball's gone backwards, but not now, at the fingertips of Clarke.
01:26Yeah, I've got the one from the Saints.
01:28And it's going to be Daryl Clarke who loses this ball, Dave, the impact on Stephens, just
01:34over the top there, and that goes backwards.
01:37Well, Wendell, is there a case there?
01:43Maybe the right arm onto it, isn't it?
01:45Keep your eye on Sam Walters as he comes over the top, does he catch the top of the ball?
01:49Well, I don't think on that occasion he does.
01:53Well, there's no challenge, because St Helens have lost their challenge, so Wigan will carry
02:02on, this is Field, caught before he can find any kind of pace, with Deion Cross making
02:09the tackle, and Walters can come galloping forward again, long-legged, big fella, O'Neill.
02:23Contington, with that angled run, finds a position, O'Neill to Smith and quickly to
02:28the centre, O'Neill again, Smith, Ellis looking for a straight path, trying to get the arms
02:41free as well, but he can't do that, and here comes the last, and Smith quickly into action,
02:46Field, quick hands, Farrell has to find a look back towards the middle, it is still the last
02:52tackle, but he's got it away to Partington, and Smith now can change direction, and this
02:57is Field, and Field now to Nesemba, who finds himself in that left centre's position, they're
03:02keeping it alive here, it's a kick by Partington, but it's an easy take for Murphy, though he
03:08is outnumbered immediately by Wigan defenders, when he finds the ground.
03:13And they're only going to have potato stuff there from the Warriors, but Molly Partington's
03:17kick just releases the pressure, Lewis Murphy's here with the take, but the difficult carries
03:21now here, they're trapped in that ten by ten box, and another penalty given away here with
03:25the Partington this time, the Warriors have to be better than that.
03:31Kieran just pointed to the fact that he's got his shirt ripped here, and he's not going to
03:37have any sway with the referee again, it's quickly taken tap and St Helens in their travels again.
03:46Here's Shorrocks, and Clark, Saylor, a swoosh of the body and a drop of the hips, Robertson
04:00going too much further, and Saylor, and again it's a rugged attempt to find a bit of movement forward, but
04:08Wigan's defence capturing what's coming at them, Shorrocks, Hastings, Saylor steps away, and with a pass to Murphy,
04:19Eckersley, going to have to make sure that the St Helens man drops it, and Wigan have it back again.
04:24Yeah, another error there from Murphy out on that left edge, it's good work from Saylor, just to get that
04:29pass away.
04:30Wigan Eckersley, in fact, Saylor just drops it, Murphy just drops it cold rather.
04:38This is Marshall, which was mentioned in the first half, his 200th Super League game for Wigan today.
04:45He's not far off scoring a try of a game, is he? Not too far away. Another set, as Walters
04:51carries it in again.
04:53St Helens are being forced backwards here. Wigan just putting themselves in control at the moment.
05:06O'Neill, Smith with his hand up, but it goes to Partington instead, who just again offers a bit of
05:14athleticism and speed of carry.
05:17It's back with Smith and Nesemba, well met, defenders committed, made the right decision, and absolutely thwarted that, but it's
05:26a ball steal.
05:28And there's an argument there, Nesemba had the ball trying to walk low, but the defenders couldn't resist.
05:34They did, I think it was Dagnall. It's a big tackle, isn't it? Harry Robertson has defended Nesemba relatively well
05:40this afternoon.
05:43Just a pull at the end there. It's gone from an error to a penalty. The Warriors will start 15
05:50away.
05:51Full set of six to have a go again. It's familiar territory from the first half.
05:58Saints have been hanging on, can they hang on a little longer here?
06:03Mago, big carry from him.
06:07This is O'Neill, delivers it back to Smith again, and field came on.
06:13But three, four Saints defenders again in there. They're back on their own line.
06:19Wigan have the advantage, can they take it? Partington.
06:23And it's just about held onto by Patrick Mago, it's a bit of a stumble in terms of his handling.
06:31Smith, Walters, running over the top of Saylor, but has he got it down?
06:37Referees and a look, and he's not certain what is the second time that St. Helens have managed to...
06:45It's at the fourth, I've got no try.
06:46Checking Walters grounds the ball on the first attempt.
06:56It's tackle four, we have an on-field call of move try.
07:01So, at that point, the ball-carrying item is on the ground,
07:06and camera two, the ball remains high.
07:15And we can keep going, camera one, the ball never gets to the ground. I have a decision.
07:22Well, if St. Helens win this, they will look back at some desperate moments in defence.
07:27Yeah, and it's Jake Wingfield again, Dave, isn't it?
07:29Tristan Saylor, he gets run over the top of, does enough to pull Walters down,
07:34but Wingfield's over the top to deny another try.
07:39Take a bow, Jake Wingfield again.
07:41And this is five now, this is five.
07:42But the pressure is not over just yet, one play to go.
07:45Referee just saying, this is five.
07:47So this, therefore, is the last, and Smith will ask a few aerial questions.
07:52Oh, super loop-and-take by Owen Duggan.
07:54Yeah, he's seen forever in the air, just climbing high,
07:57gliding through the air to take that ball.
08:01Carried out again here by White.
08:04Saints fans getting behind their side, Wigan fans getting behind their side.
08:09Seeing if the Warriors can just keep St. Helens restricted.
08:16Cross trying to earn some valuable yards.
08:21Shorrocks and Saylor.
08:24Out the back comes Robertson.
08:29Perilously close to that touch line, but finding the ground.
08:32Saylor again, and a little bit of confusion coming on,
08:36but he has got the kick away, there's a fumble again from Field,
08:41but he's taking it safely, and Wigan's start from there.
08:45Relatively quiet, hasn't he, Jay Field, this afternoon?
08:51Jackson-Hensting's relatively quiet as well.
08:53Yeah.
08:54Oh, they've lost the ball here.
08:56Ian Marshall, he scores the ball two metres away from the halfway line,
09:01and Klammer, he's in there celebrating.
09:08Well, we do not know which way this game is going, we really don't.
09:15St. Helens giving it the boost here.
09:20And their fans finding their voice.
09:25St. Helens, it's a good Friday single on.
09:31Hastings, Saylor.
09:34It took eight minutes until they've got into this part of the field in this second half.
09:38Six again called.
09:41And now Royce almost through.
09:44Kieran just did enough to tap his ankles and bring him down.
09:48Shorrocks now takes it on.
09:50It's Stephens who crunches in.
09:55Clarke, Shorrocks, Hastings,
10:02and they've got some numbers here for Tentany Cross.
10:22Passed long, still going.
10:24Dian Cross, it's too short.
10:26Once again.
10:29Saylor's in at dummy half, wants to throw this back quickly.
10:32Does a full 360.
10:34Doesn't know what he's doing in the end, and the ball is out of play.
10:37Oh, a sloppy end there, really, in the end.
10:39It was only Tristan Saylor who knew what was coming here.
10:43Tries an audacious offload out to Lewis Murphy.
10:49Strange run from Jackson Hastings there as well, wasn't there, at the end of that.
10:53I think he wanted the kick put through, Dave.
10:55Just roll it in behind.
10:58A try or a repeat set, maybe.
11:02Half an hour to play of this 97th Super League meeting between these two clubs.
11:091890s when they first met.
11:16Pavard.
11:20Here's O'Neill.
11:22Thompson.
11:24Stampley does it.
11:25Folk hero in these parts.
11:28Once upon a time.
11:30O'Neill again and Partington.
11:33Smith.
11:34Oh, here's Field.
11:35First glimpse of daylight.
11:37But what a chase that was from Robertson.
11:40Beaten in the first instance.
11:43Determined in the second.
11:44Field dragged down, but we can move on.
11:46Now it's with Thariamond.
11:49Waters with a kick.
11:50Little grub a kick.
11:52Murphy picks up and clears.
11:54Danger repelled for the moment.
11:56I'd say they've been quiet on the 50th minute.
11:59He slices through that left edge.
12:00Harry Robertson in pursuit to pull him down.
12:07Missing for four weeks.
12:08Not really had a clear run so far today.
12:10But Jay Field just saw a hint of glory there.
12:13But denied by Young Robertson.
12:15Just call him, play your ball.
12:17All clean, play the ball so the referee says go again.
12:20And St Helens do go again.
12:21But again, having to bully their way out of this end of the field.
12:27Wigan turning the screw.
12:29Saylor tries to release the fence.
12:31Oh, it's dropping another.
12:32But the pass from Cross is not good enough for a take from Murphy.
12:37Catch and pass from Cross.
12:39There's an outstretched left arm, sorry.
12:45Can't take it in.
12:47If he did, he was away.
12:53So Wigan offered an invitation.
12:59Saints are a man short in the scrum.
13:02So the shot clock is counting down, but they should be okay.
13:07So Eckersley feeds and Wigan come again here.
13:10Ferrymand, and Ferrymand with a left footstep.
13:12Not once, but twice.
13:14And Saints are called offside.
13:15He's two.
13:15Oh, God.
13:16I think it's Harry Robertson straight away.
13:18You want to repack?
13:19Yeah.
13:19Right edge from where he was stood on onwards.
13:21Just seemed to get up high.
13:22You've seen the bottom of the pitcher there, him and Whitley.
13:28Well, interestingly, Wigan have elected to go for the scrum again.
13:33I feel a play could be on here.
13:35Eckersley's gone up to take it, which means there's
13:38plenty of pivots available.
13:40It's just the sheer size of Junior and Semby.
13:43You have to account for him.
13:45Farrell and Marshall just holding this left channel.
13:49The distance between them and field.
13:52And his field's pace.
13:53Power and pace is available to Wigan on this play.
13:56Ferrymand again.
13:57It's like we've watched the same play again here.
13:59Ferrymand with a left footstep.
14:03Here's O'Neill waiting patiently.
14:06Thompson.
14:08A little doubt about what he will do.
14:10Ball to chest, just runs it in as hard as he can.
14:13O'Neill.
14:15Havard this time takes on that challenge.
14:18Well, they're bullying their way ever closer here.
14:21O'Neill to Smith.
14:23And back to field, but it's a well-made commitment there from Wickley.
14:30Met his man in no uncertain terms.
14:33Pass is poor, the pass is poor.
14:37Harriman picks up and tries to make something of those pieces.
14:43One less play to go.
14:44O'Neill, Smith, left footstep again.
14:47This time it's a kick.
14:49And field is back.
14:51Jayfield, four weeks missing.
14:53But sniffing out an opportunity.
14:56Smith laying it on the plate.
14:59And Jayfield returns the favour with a drop.
15:03It's George Horwich, Dave.
15:06His starting position is far too wide.
15:08He leaves his inside shoulder so vulnerable.
15:11Harry Smith, just like he did with the first score of the afternoon,
15:14spots it, takes the space, and then threads the needle.
15:18You see the gap there between the marker and Joe Horwich.
15:23And he's able to snap hard off his left foot.
15:26And then lock up and see Jayfield in pursuit and roll a delicate kick in.
15:32Beautifully weighted.
15:34And Jayfield, we mentioned the last couple of minutes,
15:38he's had a say in this game.
15:39He scored two tries last Good Friday.
15:41And he's here to be a thorn in St. Helens' heel once more.
15:47Yeah, Harry Smith, the architect, no doubt.
15:50But Jayfield had the wherewithal, the sharpness to be in the position
15:54to turn it into four points.
15:59He's eighth of the season in all competitions,
16:02despite that four-week absence.
16:05Remarkable numbers for field, Dave, 84 tries and 117 appearances.
16:13I was just wondering there, Paul Rowley,
16:15but is the punch too far for his side?
16:20Or whether they have a response to this situation again?
16:25Well, Harry Smith trying a seven-filling move and have always had the lead,
16:28but they've not been able to get away.
16:30But now, for the first time, they have a two-score lead at 18 points to 10.
16:36And again, you'll see it, Shorrocks lunging in.
16:41Jayfield in pursuit, Harry Robertson, who's been hot on his heels.
16:45He's just got beaten to the ball there.
16:50Epic, long, good Friday today.
16:54NRL action earlier.
16:57Whole-hole KR, then this one.
16:59And tonight, the return of Bradford against Leeds,
17:02once one of the classic Super League fixtures.
17:05More NRL, the Titans against the Broncos tomorrow.
17:08Huddersfield-York Knights tomorrow afternoon should be absolutely fascinating.
17:13Warrington against Lee tomorrow afternoon as well.
17:18And the French derby for only the second season that that's been available to us.
17:22Catalan against Toulouse, five to six tomorrow evening.
17:25And it comes to a conclusion from a Super League point of view.
17:28Castleford against Wakefield.
17:30Another derby on Sunday afternoon.
17:33And the Eels and the West Tigers on Monday.
17:36And, of course, the bench podcast, as ever, on Monday.
17:40This now is Partington, who's taken Wigan ever deeper.
17:46This is the last play.
17:48O'Neill, Smith will put it up there.
17:52Sailor is going to be asked to come forward, but the ball's caught in the wind.
17:56And it's knocked forward, and it's taken by Hastings.
18:00So St. Helens defuse the threat.
18:01Jenna Brooks, what news from the side?
18:02Dave, you mentioned the wind there.
18:04I can tell you, the second half, the wind has really picked up.
18:06It's currently in the face of Wigan, so, therefore, it's at the back of St. Helens.
18:11And I can tell you we're very, very cold on the dodge line, but look at that flag flying.
18:15Storm Dave, Jenna, that's what we're told.
18:18Storm Dave is on its way.
18:21Full of wind, as my wife said.
18:24So St. Helens will have a tap restart, 10 from halfway.
18:27Yeah, Adam Kieran just catching Lewis Murphy there.
18:30The Warriors have given away a number of yardage penalties, which won't please Matt Peet.
18:37Just feel, Dave, that St. Helens, they can't go behind another score.
18:41If they do, it'll be too much.
18:45Have they got the wherewithal to get themselves back in this contest?
18:48Well, here's a man who's led by example for most of the game so far, Darryl Clarke.
18:53He's caught one high there, on O'Neill's shoulder.
18:56And David Kenner's gesticulating to the referee.
19:01And Nathan Havard's come out of it as well in trouble.
19:03There was an almighty collision.
19:06The claret flowing down from Havard's nose or eye.
19:12Marker, yeah?
19:19Yeah, it's just head on head, isn't it?
19:24You say just head on head, it'll hurt.
19:31How very wiggly crook of you?
19:38Well, that's a good decision really, isn't it, you know, get on with the game.
19:42Let the authorities have a look at that.
19:47I don't think there's any way on earth that Ethan Havard is deliberately trying to launch
19:53his head into Darryl Clarke's head, there's a bit of fall in there from Clarke,
19:58just catches him high, and Havard's gonna go off with a HI8.
20:01As is Darryl Clarke as well.
20:04Yeah, Havard off, and it's Kane Ellis who's come back on for Wigan.
20:11And we're gonna see Billy Leyland come on for the first time here, yes we are.
20:14Billy Leyland on loan from Hawkingston Rovers makes his whole KR at St Helens,
20:20I should say, St Helens debut in the Wigan Saints Derby.
20:24He was playing for whole KR in the whole KR Derby last September.
20:28So what are those rarities who've played in both of these big games?
20:35Leyland will pick up and straight away, takes up the mantle of Krook by running out of dummy hole.
20:41One play to go, Saylor takes control.
20:46The kick is looking good here, Dagnor's a pinch of ice, oh, just couldn't quite get full hands on that.
20:53Tap back on the 20.
20:54And here comes Marshall, racing away, just trying to get a quick tap, dumps it to Eckersley.
21:05There was a moment here, wasn't there, a moment here when Saints thought there might be a chance.
21:14The frustration of the coach who knows that his side have to take every opportunity now.
21:23Here's O'Neill, this is Ellis, fresh from a brief spell on the sidelines, O'Neill again.
21:33Partington, no look pass to Thompson.
21:40O'Neill again, it's Smith who invites Semba to come back on the angle,
21:46and he just shrugs up a couple of defenders and gets the ball away, and it means,
21:51oh, there was a touch there from Kroos, and that was an important one from Kroos.
21:56First one that way, this one from Semba, to knock on Semba.
22:01So Wiggins had a feed, but had Kroos not put the touch there, that could have been disastrous for his
22:05side.
22:05Look at this, two big bodies going at it, Juni and Semba, dead glamour.
22:12Dead glamour there with his 33rd tackle, hasn't had a minute off so far,
22:17it's been an hour gone, played huge minutes, but it was no match for Juni on that occasion.
22:28Six plays to go for Wiggins.
22:31An eight-point lead at the moment.
22:35If they can score again, it could be decisive.
22:39This is Ellis.
22:45O'Neill lines up at dummy half.
22:48This is Partington now, who sees a bit of a gap and then goes off the right foot to try
22:52and
22:52at Whitbilly Leyland, he can't do so, but O'Neill is out.
22:56Leyland just again, just tapped his ankles to stop the ambition.
23:03Slow play the ball, Smith, field.
23:09Can't see a way out left, can't see a way out right, because Shorrox blows the curtains.
23:16One play to go, Smith again, a little delicate one over the top, and Dagnall with a good take,
23:23but back inside his own in-goal area, drop out underneath the sticks.
23:28Another important catch there from Dagnall.
23:31Marshall just competing with him, does enough there just to get over the line,
23:35and then ground that ball, almost spills it.
23:38Six more here.
23:41Huge, huge set coming up for St. Helens.
23:472016, the last time Wigan won here on Good Friday.
23:51Are they about to rewrite that?
23:53Jenna Brooks, what news have you got down there?
23:55I can tell you, Daryl Clark, we saw him come off with Ethan Havard.
23:59Havard was at HIA, Daryl Clark was not.
24:01Because the incident was put on reports, and Helens were able to utilise the free sub.
24:07So it's just a normal sub.
24:10Okay.
24:14Is that Alfie Sinclair then, as 18th man is now available to St. Helens?
24:20This is Partington, Smith, quick hands, field quick again.
24:25Ballon now has it on, Marshall puts back.
24:27St. Helens defence has got to cross quicker.
24:30And boy, did they need to.
24:33Farrell, Smith, O'Neal and now Partington.
24:40Short diving at his legs and pulling him down.
24:44O'Neal, Ellis, decides that the straight way forward is the best.
24:51They're on the last, O'Neal to Smith, Smith with a kick, and the chase was blocked away, and the
25:00referee says tap back on the 20th.
25:03Out of play.
25:04What a great set there, defensively for St. Helens, in the end it was Harry Smith's kick too long.
25:11Diagonal task, we're trying to get this ball going forward, seven tackles set here, that's one gone.
25:17Well, Saints fans inside this ground know their side have to score next, Wigan.
25:22They just haven't had any ball down that end of the field, Dave, they've been robbed of field position so
25:27far.
25:29Offload there from Wingfield.
25:31Story of the game, possession has never been one-sided at all, and it's been fairly even throughout the game,
25:37that possession stat, but it is position that has counted.
25:40Yeah, I can't think of too many occasions where the Warriors have had to defend their own tri-line.
25:49Salah put about the 40-20, then he's saying there were better options out wide.
25:53Crossword going, and he's sliding out of play, but he's done really well.
25:58This is Grant Hansford in St. Helens, Salah twice the tempo.
26:02Starring an opportunity through Noah Stephens.
26:06Creativity from St. Helens, making it up as they go.
26:09Could they prosper on the back of it?
26:11Hastings with a short pass.
26:13Penalty.
26:16Adam Kieran, giving away the penalty there.
26:20No, man, sit outside penalty, mate.
26:23This is a chance that St. Helens had been wanted inside the 23 minutes that has been played in this
26:29second half.
26:30Tap and go, and here comes Clara to lead the charge.
26:37Layland, into Tony Ha, his new team-mates lining up behind him.
26:41Shawrux, all he can do is catch it, low delivery.
26:46Layland again.
26:48Sailor's on this right-hand side, can he zap something here?
26:52Robertson, net, and the ball goes in, and the field body was off.
26:57Field body was off, but it's a penalty for St. Helens again.
27:01Harry, Harry, Harry, William, short him out.
27:06Offside again, Jack Smith.
27:11Sailor, change of line there from Harry Robertson, straight up, as Wright fades onto the outside shoulder to Smith.
27:17The door was shut, the ball was spilled, but the Warriors are offside.
27:22That's back-to-back penalties here.
27:24Junior December has taken a blow in all of that as well, and that doesn't look comfortable, does it?
27:28No. Could be costly for the big fella.
27:35He's not looking happy as they all came together, I think his knee got in the wrong place.
27:40What have you said? What have you said?
27:46I've seen Helens were to get over here, Dave.
27:51Oh, it's an almighty finish.
27:56Still some concern for that Wigan coaching staff.
28:05Oh, you see, oh my goodness.
28:12Just awkwardly, isn't it, underneath that left leg, and then it was a twist.
28:16A twist that he didn't want, but he stayed on the field, and St. Helens now with an opportunity.
28:22Wigan desperate to defend their way out of this.
28:24St. Helens, Shorrox to Hastings, Hastings, and Saylor with a left foot, but Kieran hangs on.
28:30And there's more in there to follow as well.
28:34Still plays, still chances. Hastings, Shorrox.
28:39Besides, the best option is to take the position.
28:43Leyland motors into dummy half.
28:46It's Klemmer, who's pushing hard.
28:51Wigan defending well for the moment.
28:54Leyland again, he fancies a bit of Derby Day glory.
28:57Debut glory, still wriggling.
29:00And he's going to be held up, and they'll go back ten.
29:03Fell straight back, top of five.
29:04Yeah, last play off it.
29:07Slow play the ball here, the Warriors line set, one more to deal with here.
29:12And Shorrox, Hastings, trying to delay the pass, and then delayed it to the point where he didn't deliver it.
29:19And that is the last in the set.
29:22Wigan have it back, and it's their fans who were celebrating that moment as if it was a try.
29:27He really looks on with frustration.
29:29I've just seen that on too many occasions, Jackson Hastings just running down a blind alley,
29:34away with nothing on.
29:36He just turns the ball over.
29:39Wigan have got a job on here to get themselves away.
29:41Saints coming at pace, last throw of the dice, last big dig deep in effort, Kieran.
29:49Wigan has a hell of a lot.
29:52He's going to front mode here.
29:54Farrell taking it on again.
30:01O'Neill now may go, looking for a blast.
30:06And the offload, and O'Neill will carry it on.
30:10Still going, what an offload.
30:11Partington's there, he's got support as well from Eckersley, who finds it on that wrong hand side to win the
30:17derby, to win the derby.
30:18Zach Eckersley in at the corner, Wigan rejoice, not just the try, but surely the match.
30:27Two scores the lead, three scores now.
30:31If the King goes over, are St Helens beaten in that moment, or can they find some way to get
30:39back here?
30:39And they've got an almighty hill to climb, and Zach Eckersley delivers the killer blow.
30:46A wonderful offload there from Mago.
30:50And then from Brad O'Neill, with Oliver Partington just rushing up through the middle part of the field.
30:56Eckersley gets over in the corner.
30:58And this kick to come will take it to three scores that they are behind now, but Mago here.
31:04And it's Klemmer, who's been on the field for 66 minutes, he just can't lock that ball up.
31:08Brad O'Neill steps away, and fights off Hastings.
31:11Ollie Partington just pushing through, Schorick's chasing, and just draws in Lewis Murphy.
31:17And Eckersley gets over in that corner, right in front of the St Helens fans.
31:23And puts the cherry on top of the cake for Matty Peet's men here.
31:29Well, Saints have grimly hung on.
31:32They've taken the rare opportunities that they've had.
31:36But Wiggins' domination reflected in that scoreline at the moment.
31:40He's feeling the pain, but he's feeling the delight.
31:43Junior in December at the moment.
31:46I'll tell you what, if you wanted to put absolute daylight in this contest,
31:52then that man, Adam Kieran, kicking percentage of over 75% heading into this one.
31:59A huge kick this, because three scores, looks insurmountable.
32:08Eckersley scores forward and hits it well enough, and the Saints fans tellingly behind the sticks remain motionless.
32:15Because Kieran's put it in, it is 10 for St Helens, it is 20 for Wigan, and there's only 12
32:22minutes to play.
32:23And Eckersley with a try last week, and collects his eight, four behind.
32:28And it was great work from Mago, and then Brad O'Neill, but Oli Partington as well, just pushing up.
32:36It's like Eckersley getting the vital score.
32:40It's going to take something monumental from Saints from here.
32:47I've been told that Ethan Havard, who's been off for an HIA, has passed his HIA, so he's looking ready
32:55to come back on again.
32:57Oh, there's someone out cold there. Shane Wright. Big carry there from Cade Ellis.
33:02I've got concern for him, I've stopped it.
33:03Just see as he goes into contact, there was Oli Partington, oh no, it's Cade Ellis, sorry.
33:09Shane Wright just falls out of that awkwardly.
33:12Completely loses control of his legs and hits the deck.
33:16Well, he's not come off without any scars, has he?
33:20The referee's stopping that immediately, didn't need the doctor on the field, he was concerned.
33:25He's gone straight away, Shane Wright.
33:29That's his afternoon done as well.
33:33Well, it's going to be consecutive defeats now for St. Helens at Paci Serova's last week,
33:39and it would seem against Wigan here today.
33:42Yeah, look, I think there's ways that you can lose, last week wasn't good enough for St. Helens,
33:45this week has been spirited, and there's the shot there head on head.
33:49You'll see as soon as Ellis and Wright's head come together, his legs are completely gone.
33:58Awesome.
34:00Quarter-final against Catalan as well.
34:04It's here, Chayers.
34:05Out the road, James!
34:08No one find the thing!
34:09Catalan next week here for St. Helens,
34:12and then they've got Holloway, and Wakefield, and York, and Huddersfield, and Casemar,
34:14look at those fixtures and think,
34:16we'll get a few back and fix things up in terms of how the table is looking.
34:21It's not looking disastrous anyway,
34:23the kick is going to hit the ground.
34:27Serova, who's now back at full-back, will offer it here for Dagnall.
34:32And I think as well, you know, you just mentioned there that St. Helens,
34:35they managed to get some points on the board and come away with competition points,
34:39crucially at this stage, while they're going through this period.
34:42Of course, there will be some of those stars, those 12 stars will return
34:47later on in the season, but this has been a much more spirited effort from the St. Helens side.
34:52This is Saylor now, and Cross looking to get on his way, but his defence is tight to that,
34:58and Saylor, across the line, Robertson,
35:05just dragged to the ground.
35:09Beginning to run out of tackles here at the wrong end of the field.
35:13Schorox's pass is behind anyone, and Murphy in the back of that will pick it up though,
35:20but he's not going far before his progress is halted.
35:26This is the last, Hastings has to be quick with a kick.
35:30Field underneath.
35:34Wilcox.
35:36Schorox's line is up there and dealing with that potential problem straight away.
35:43Martial.
35:58Here's O'Neill again.
36:00Havard.
36:05O'Neill.
36:08Partington wanted to carry it on, but there was a big body in his way,
36:11so he just hits and twists, and again find themselves on the last.
36:16Expect a kick here from Harry Smith, and that's exactly the kind of kick you would expect as well.
36:21And, oh, Saylor's done well, actually, to carry that on the touchline,
36:25and again, just risks being taken out of play.
36:31Dagnall.
36:34Robertson.
36:37Looking to the left for width and inspiration.
36:40Kerr and bumps him down.
36:45Cross.
36:52Here's Leila.
36:55Hastings to Saylor.
36:57Saylor's in danger of running behind his own man, so he has to change direction.
37:09Shorox, Hastings, quickly done, and Murphy now with room to run, but Barryman can't get him.
37:16Oh, the ball was back on the inside, it will be a pick-up and a finish for Jackson Hastings.
37:21Oh, he's just about got it down, but the deal ain't done just yet.
37:28With eight minutes to go, Hastings a touch has given Saints a glimmer and a hope.
37:36There's been a couple of times that the left edge of St. Helens, through quick hands,
37:40have gone on the outside and set Lewis Murphy away.
37:42On this occasion, he's able to arrive onto the ball and race away.
37:49The ball on the inside, I thought he'd blown it just there,
37:52but the ball on the inside to Jackson Hastings, and...
37:55That could have went awfully wrong there.
37:59He has enough to get the ball down, but again, it was neat hands, Robertson, Cross.
38:03Out to Murphy.
38:06Jackson Hastings, just to reduce the deficit here.
38:12We're into the final eight minutes.
38:17Oh, they're still having a look at this.
38:21They're just dotting I's and crossing T's on it.
38:25And in fact, it has now been officially confirmed,
38:27but I don't think he knew that Jay Field was as close as he was there.
38:30No, it certainly didn't.
38:32Good sailor now.
38:35Ten points to difference.
38:38They need as many points as they can get now, and the kick provides two of them.
38:4416 for St. Helens, 24 for Wigan.
38:49Eight minutes to go.
38:53Should need hands on the left edge.
38:56Obviously climbing on the scene, just a little too late, Cross to get that pass away.
39:02Jackson Hastings to get his first try of 20-26.
39:10There's still a chance, as unlikely as that seemed four or five minutes ago.
39:19Come up with something incredible here.
39:25Harry Smith, with his left foot, just drills it as far downfield as he can trust.
39:33Saints coming back again, Partington right in there with a shoulder.
39:39Leyland and Clemmer into Thompson.
39:43Those are two tough characters down the middle, aren't they?
39:45What a big afternoon, Clemmer.
39:49Leyland again, Chorrox,
39:52Saylor, and again they're looking forward to goal.
39:57But it's a penalty for St. Helens.
39:59Yeah, hit off the ball on Jake Wingfield.
40:04Warriors are just flirting here.
40:08Saylor's kick finds prime position for St. Helens.
40:15There's a roar of encouragement.
40:23Stephens, with a play the ball.
40:25Hastings, slipping through.
40:28Where's the support?
40:30He can't get it away because O'Neal does enough to tipple him over.
40:33Leyland dodges right.
40:35Robert Stern, but...
40:39Ole Miss is stopped.
40:43Another set of sets for St. Helens.
40:46Pump springs eternal.
40:51Clemmer taking them closer.
40:55Six minutes and six plays.
40:58Saylor now.
40:59Cross tries to stand them up.
41:02Wiggins' defence remains stacked.
41:03One, two, two, three.
41:06Saylor again.
41:09Stephens hoicks it back.
41:11Shorrox.
41:12And Clemmer giving the task of an honest drive forward again.
41:20Leyland left.
41:21Hastings.
41:21Saylor.
41:22Saylor on the spin and over to score.
41:25Or is he going to be mine?
41:27Referee steps back.
41:29Saylor celebrates.
41:31Referee points his finger.
41:32He's signed up to give the try.
41:34Have we got a miracle up here from St. Helens?
41:37Our game going to turn this good Friday script right around.
41:42Oh, we're on here, Dave.
41:43We are on.
41:4524-20.
41:47Tristan Saylor with a vital score.
41:49I didn't think they had it in them.
41:51But Tristan Saylor was getting very interested on that right edge.
41:56He's able to finish that.
41:58In goodness me, who thought this was possible?
42:06Well, he got it out of the second attempt there, I don't think, did he?
42:11Five to go.
42:14Whoa, hold on to your Easter bonus.
42:19It's a good Friday game that has yet to be conclusively
42:25one by one or the other.
42:27Saylor's quick with a kick and over.
42:29And now it's a two.
42:31It is St. Helens 22, Wigan 24.
42:36And he knows his side.
42:38And they know that their side still have it in there.
42:41Oh, this is what we wanted.
42:44Strap yourselves in.
42:46The Warriors are chewing the fingernails.
42:49And the Saints, well, they have found something.
42:54Just shy of five to go.
42:58Well, we were celebrating 30 years of Super League.
43:01We were harking back to that White to West try last week.
43:05People forget the White to Renoc try the week after as well.
43:10But are St. Helens capable here of producing another wonderful comeback?
43:17Or do Wigan hang on?
43:21Five minutes and counting.
43:26St. Helens desperate to find ground.
43:30Stephens wrestled.
43:33Leyland comes out.
43:34Hastings grabs a hold and a half-break by Wingfield.
43:38Whose efforts and defence have helped St. Helens find themselves in this position.
43:44Leyland uploads.
43:46Clemmer jubbles.
43:47Keeps a hold.
43:48Clemmer now takes it on.
43:51Three defenders.
43:53Just about slow him up.
43:55Leyland picks it up.
43:56Listen to the roar now.
43:57Hastings brings it left.
43:59Ignores Shorrox.
44:00Drops it instead to Stephens.
44:02Stephens with a push.
44:05One play to go in this set.
44:08Leyland.
44:10Back again to Robertson.
44:11Robertson with a triple chase.
44:13And St. Helens field gets across to boot it out to safety.
44:19Oh, Jayfield.
44:20Harry Robertson with the kick.
44:21And Field just getting across.
44:23They'll boot that ball away.
44:26Three and a half minutes to go.
44:29Saints have got six more.
44:31Listen to the noise now.
44:34This is what good pride is all about, isn't it?
44:37Wipe them off at your peril.
44:43These are nervous times, whichever box you're sitting in.
44:48Because Saints have a full set of six to come again.
44:51This is Dackner.
44:54Oh, these are the moments, Dave.
44:57Leyland.
44:57Leyland.
44:58Clemence eager for more work.
44:59He's put in a shift.
45:01And there's still more hard labour to do.
45:04It's with Leyland.
45:06Now it's Shorrox.
45:08Hastings.
45:09Saylor.
45:10It's been a lively presence throughout.
45:13Shorrox has to go straight, but not far.
45:17Leyland.
45:20Plenty of numbers on this right-hand side.
45:22Hastings tries to dummy his way through, but hits a brick wall.
45:26Two plays in this set.
45:29Leyland again.
45:30Now the dummy home.
45:31And scores.
45:32What a dagger.
45:34What an remarkable dagger.
45:36What delight.
45:37Saint-Hillings have produced a good Friday miracle.
45:42The rise again.
45:45We're having another look at this.
45:48We are going to look at this.
45:51They can't believe what they've seen.
45:55But Billy Leyland, plucked from obscurity, might just have earned his place in Saint-Hillings legend
46:04with a try that has turned this extraordinary game right around.
46:12Oh, Bill Leyland.
46:13Whatever happens in your career, this could be your refining moment.
46:20Because you've just won the good Friday derby.
46:23The Saint-Hillings side game, they were gone dead and buried.
46:25And I thought there was no chance.
46:27For goodness me, three tries inside the final 15 minutes and Bill Leyland with the most important one.
46:36Three tries in five minutes, Saint-Hillings have scored.
46:43And a coach who cannot believe what he's witnessed.
46:49They were done.
46:51They were beaten.
46:52They were out of it.
46:53They were completely gone.
46:54But they never, never, never lost belief.
47:03Sailor settles in amongst the clamour to add another two.
47:08And another two is added.
47:10It is now 28 points to 24.
47:15In the long, long list, the two centuries-old history of this fixture, we had yet another classic.
47:25That's what it feels like to be a Wigan supporter at the moment.
47:31Well, I don't think anyone, even the most die-hard Saint-Hillings fan, Dave, arrived here this afternoon and envisaged
47:37this happening.
47:37And it ain't finished yet, by the way.
47:39It has not finished yet.
47:41Oh, no, that's it!
47:42It doesn't do!
47:44Billy Leyland!
47:46What a double!
47:48Would you believe that?
47:50Billy Leyland!
47:52What?
47:53What a history, Lars!
47:55On all these celebratory boards and round this round!
48:01He comes on the bench, he wins the derby!
48:06Oh, my goodness!
48:09This is now beyond the realms of fiction.
48:12Oh, wow!
48:14Wow, wow, wow!
48:16Bill Leyland!
48:17You know, Dave, there was eyebrows raised about Saint-Hillings bringing in lone players.
48:23But Bill Leyland has just put a dagger through the heart of the Wigan Warriors.
48:30They go for the short kickoff, desperate for chasing points.
48:34They get batted back, and the bounce is unkind to Jay Field and generous to Bill Leyland, who just races
48:41away.
48:44And if you thought it was over, it well and truly is now, the Good Friday derby belongs to Saint
48:51-Hillings.
48:52Well, we set it up earlier as a longer Good Friday, and it will go the distance, because if Leeds
48:58win tonight, they will go top.
49:00But nobody inside this ground at the moment cares a hoot about what happens at Odsul.
49:05They're just hooting, look at Libres!
49:09Well, the noise now!
49:20This is incredible, incredible!
49:25Six minutes ago, Dave, not just to win the game, but if Saylor puts this over, and he will, to
49:32win it by ten points from the position they were in.
49:36With eight minutes left to play, they were trailing by 14, with a matter of seconds left to play, they'll
49:43shortly be leading by ten.
49:46Yeah, Super League's been short for 30 years on Sky Sports, and a famous guy once said, never write off
49:52the Saints.
49:53Well, boy, that has lived up to that today.
49:59Taking all the time of the world here, Tristan Saylor, to put it over 34 points to 24.
50:06In decades to come, in generations to come, they will look back at this small island and just raise an
50:13eyebrow.
50:13But anyone who's been here today will tell you this has been a full emotional roller coaster.
50:21Wigan, St Helens, resurrected. Wigan, a second successive defeat.
50:29And Will Ireland giving the keys to the town.
50:34Kicks high and short, Wigan are desperately hoping, but with 30 seconds to go, it is less than miracle time.
50:43All they can do is go down fighting. Smith with a kick, Liam Marshall goes chasing after that.
50:49Jackson Hastings, oh, the bounce, oh, well, Marshall got a hand to it, but in fact, the referee's decided the
50:56last touch was on the St Helens player,
50:59because he's given a dropout underneath the sticks, I think. Yes, he has.
51:03Oh, the batter's not down, though, Dave. They're rolling down on the sideline.
51:07And don't you just love Spilt when he offers you and feeds you something like this?
51:12Hands up, here we go, go, have it in!
51:15Well, they're waiting for the hoops-up. I think the referee's stopped the clock, Spoilsport.
51:23Ten seconds. They've got to start again with three seconds to go.
51:29They're in position, so time goes on.
51:33Still a drop to come. It matters not, because even if Wigan score from this,
51:37it ain't gonna deny the celebration. Oh, and he's put it straight out of play, so it's a penalty.
51:41It's a penalty for Wigan.
51:45Ten metres in front of the sticks, what an extraordinary finish.
51:49He's just blasting it out of play, I think Jackson Hastings thought that that would be out of it,
51:53but he's putting it out on the ball.
51:54It's a penalty. So it's a penalty, quite right.
51:56It's not contestable.
51:58Well, the celebration is put on hold.
52:01As this penalty's given away, then it'll be two points or less.
52:05Well, you're gonna have to tap it.
52:05Well, go back, it's a penalty, it's not contestable.
52:08It's a penalty, it's not contestable.
52:09OK, come on.
52:10Well, as Henry Smith decides to run it here.
52:12It's got to be contestable.
52:14But the game's over.
52:16The St Helens who collect vital two points.
52:20What a smile.
52:21Rollie ball has landed in the long, long list of games between these two sides.
52:31Stretching well over 130 years.
52:35There has rarely been a match to match this one.
52:38An absolute classic.
52:41Unbelievable twists.
52:43St Helens down, beaten and out.
52:46But now, look at that celebration.
52:48They have turned this around in extraordinary style.
52:52Wigan will be stinging on the back of it.
52:55St Helens just pure delight.
52:57What a game.
52:58What a good Friday game.
53:01St Helens 34, Wigan 24.
53:05Who saw that come?
53:08Not you two anyway.
53:09You gave the game to the Wigan Warriors with 25 to go.
53:13And then we have seen the most remarkable of comebacks.
53:17When they tell you form goes out the window for a Derby game.
53:20When they tell you the Saints-Wigan Derby game is a little bit different.
53:24They're not lying, Sam.
53:26Oh, absolutely not.
53:27What have we just witnessed there?
53:28We've spoken about how many players Saints have had out.
53:31How dominant Wigan were in the first 20, 30 minutes of a half.
53:35And Saints just did not go away.
53:37They got better and better through that second half.
53:40You could see the belief growing in this side.
53:42It was amazing.
53:42We really must contextualise this.
53:45In 2003, a near full-strength St Helens side went to Wigan.
53:48And were beaten by a side depleted by injuries.
53:51This has probably trumped that.
53:53Yeah, without a doubt.
53:55It's a real head-scratcher for Matty P, isn't it?
53:57You're up and looking so comfortable.
54:00But do you know what?
54:01Saints earned the right to go and win that game by some big defensive players in the first half.
54:05That we'll have a look at because those moments often get forgotten.
54:11When Bill Erland scores two tries, screeches down the field after taking one off Jay Field.
54:16But it was defensive work, stubbornness, grit, determination, passion.
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