Warriors score Century against Barrow Raiders
- Match Report as Wigan Warriors Women record a huge win against Barrow Raiders Ladies.
- Sisters Ruby Hunter and Eva Hunter both recorded hat-tricks in the win, as well as Ellise Derbyshire.
- FT | Wigan Warriors 106-6 Barrow Raiders.
Match Report as Wigan Warriors Women win against Barrow Raiders Ladies.
Wigan scored nine first half tries including doubles from Ruby Hunter and Eva Hunter, as Vicky Molyneux marked her return to action with a try. Barrow got over the line through a converted Jodie Morley effort and it was 50-6 at half-time.
The Warriors added another 10 unanswered second half tries with Eva Hunter, Ruby Hunter and Ellise Derbyshire completing their hat-tricks.
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Wigan, and Ruby Hunter, flew out of the blocks as the young winger crossed for two tries on the right wing in the opening 6 minutes to make it 10-0 to the Warriors, as Isabel Rowe converted the latter to surpass 150 points for Wigan.
Holly Speakman then extended the lead, crashing in under the posts with Isabel Rowe adding the extras to make it 16-0 in as many minutes for Denis Betts’ side.
Barrow took advantage of an error at the back by Wigan as Jodie Morley crashed under the sticks with Nicole Benson converting but it was one way traffic from Wigan again as Cerys Jones then went over for Wigan as Wilton kept the ball alive for Wigan. Rowe converted once again for 22-6.
Eva Hunter joined her sister with a quick fire double on the left side, crossing on 24 and 26 minutes with Isabel Rowe converting both scores to make it 34-6 to the Warriors.
The long awaited return of Victoria Molyneux followed as she entered the field and marked her return to action with a try, bursting onto a ball and muscling her way over the goal line. The conversion was off target this time but Wigan held the 38-6 advantage.
Jenna Foubister then sent Ellise Derbyshire racing clear for her first try of the game after the half hour, as Molly Jones ended the half with a try of similar fashion, Rowe converted both to send Wigan in with the 50-6 lead at the break.
Wigan flew out of the blocks in the second half as Grace Banks went over for her first following up some good build-up play from Cerys Jones the full-back spotted a gap to race clear. Kaitlin Hilton then got in on the act, latching onto Derbyshire’s pass to go over – with the conversion off target Wigan were at 60-6.
Ellise Derbyshire then raced in for her second of the day, collecting a kick on her backline before racing away , Rowe converted and it was 66-6.
Kaitlin Hilton registered her second on 55 minutes, scoring from a scrum play before Ruby Hunter confirmed her hat-trick try with a great individual run down the right edge. Rowe converted both scores to put Wigan out to 78-6.
Jenna Foubister then became the 10th name on the scoresheet before Ellise Derbyshire went in for her hat-trick score and it was 88-6.
Grace Banks made hers a double as she turned the Barrow defence inside out on the left edge before adding the speed to get away and score – this was followed by a hat-trick from Eva Hunter – making it a hat-trick of hat-tricks in the game – with Rowe converting the two efforts Wigan hit the Century at 100-6.
The Warriors rounded off the game as Mia-Jayne Atherton crashed over the line on the hooter, with Rowe converting the score it finished 106-6.
Wigan Warriors: Grace Banks, Ruby Hunter, Kaitlin Hilton, Molly Jones, Ellise Derbyshire, Jenna Foubister, Isabel Rowe, Holly Speakman, Remi Wilton, Jade Gregory-Haselden, Eva Hunter, Cerys Jones, Rachel Thompson.
Interchange: Mary Coleman (Unused), Victoria Molyneux, Rease Casey, Mia-Jayne Atherton.
18th Player: Emily Veivers.
Tries: R.Hunter (3′, 6′, 59′), Speakman (12′), C.Jones (21′), E.Hunter (24′, 26′, 78′), Molyneux (30′), Derbyshire (32′, 52′, 70′), M.Jones (37′), Banks (42′, 74′), Hilton (45′, 55′), Foubister (64′), Atherton (80′)
Goals: Rowe 15/19
Barrow Raiders: Charlotte Todhunter, Shannon Parker, Madeline Neale, Kelly Friend, Claire Hutchinson, Kerrie-Ann Smith, Bethany Pattinson, Mia Dobson, Beth Lindsay, Jodie Morley, Emily Stirzaker, Frances Harley, Nicole Benson.
Interchange: Leah Clough, Amy Sunderland, Jodie Crawford, Rebecca Harley.
18th Player: Chloe Capstick.
Tries: Morley (17′)
Goals: Benson 1/1
Attendance: 468
