Match Report – Wigan 40 – 10 Hull K R

Wigan Warriors secure their eighth trophy under Matt Peet; Wigan had a 10-4 lead at half-time thanks to Jack Farrimond; they then scored five tries in the second half as they cruised to victory; Sam Walters saw red for a dangerous tackle on Bill Leyland late on

Wigan Warriors scored seven tries as they cruised to a 40-10 victory over Hull KR in the Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium.

These sides last met at Wembley back in 2024 and, just like on that occasion, the Warriors took the spoils – claiming their first silverware since 2024, their 22nd Challenge Cup win and eighth trophy under coach Matt Peet.

It was 20-year-old Jack Farrimond who was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his dazzling display in the halves, marking again the headache Peet encounters trying to fit him and Bevan French into his side.

Hull KR hit back again with 10 minutes left on the clock when Hiku went over for his second, bringing the score to 34-10, but it was only a brief interlude in Wigan’s scoring. Indeed, just four minutes later Eckersley danced through again to set up Thompson.

There was a sour moment to end Wigan’s final when Walters was shown a red card for a dangerous tackle on Leyland, the hooker landing on his head, meaning the Warriors saw out the final two minutes a man down. With it, Walters holds the unfortunate stat of receiving the first red card in a Challenge Cup final since 1993.

Peet: I wasn’t going to put French on

Wigan head coach Matt Peet to BBC Sport…

“Very pleased, games like this you’d take a one-point win, so to win in that manner, I’m very, very proud.

“The lads have worked hard for it, a couple of soft tries we’ve conceded, but I’ll get over it. Very, very proud of the club.

“I wasn’t going to put Bev [French] on, I asked him: ‘Are you bothered?’ and his reaction was that he was a bit p***** off!”

Peters: They wanted it more

Hull KR head coach Willie Peters to BBC Sport…

“Wigan were outstanding, we weren’t today. They wanted it more and they deserved the win.

“I thought we were a bit flat all the way through the first half. I thought they had more energy than us. Wigan were very good today.

“We need to look internally – I need to look at myself as well. If we look internally, we can fix things.”

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