U16s lose narrowly to Giants

• Match report as Wigan’s Under-16s lost 20-22 to Huddersfield at Robin Park Arena on Wednesday night.
• Warriors played their part in an entertaining encounter and their first game of the 2021 campaign.
• Watch the full game / highlights on Wigan TV.

Wigan Warriors Under-16s were defeated narrowly by Huddersfield Giants in the opening game of the Scholarship season on Wednesday night.

It was the first time the Under-16s team have been in action since mid-2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

And it was the visitors Huddersfield who got off to the perfect start with two tries inside the opening 15 minutes at Robin Park Arena.

The Warriors responded through Josh Clarke on the left edge thanks to a slick assist from centre George Hough.

Maddox Jeffrey then levelled the scores with a strong touchdown on the left side for Wigan.

Winger Clarke then turned provider for Hough who went over for Wigan’s third and put the home side in front for the first time.

Into the second half and Sam Murtagh scored in the 50th minute to put Wigan further ahead, but the Giants fought back and scored two tries through Brook Stanley and Cameron Siddique to make it 20-20

Matthew Hanley converted the kick after Siddique and those two points were decisive for the end result as Huddersfield won 20-22.

You can watch the full game or highlights on Wigan TV now by clicking here.

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Wigan Warriors U16s: Nathan Lowe, Sam Murtagh, Reece Kearsley, George Hough, Josh Clarke, Fin Rogers, Billy Myers, Ryan Brown, Tom Ratchford, Lewis Hough, Jack Lightbown, Maddox Jeffrey, Joe Baldwin.

Interchanges: Kalum Rathbone, Lukas Mason, Danny Frost, Jack Farrimond, Ashton Sice, Flynn Toher-Horne, Hayden Grime.

Next up for the Under-16s is local rivals St Helens at Robin Park Arena on Wednesday 9th June (7pm K.O.), live on Wigan TV.