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Sun August 28, 2011
Source: www.therfl.co.ukFormer New Zealand international Jeff Lima was Wigan's unlikely hero with a brace of tries as they held off a stunning fightback by Leeds to claim their first Wembley success for 16 years 28-18 in a thrilling Challenge Cup final.
Lima had scored just once in his first 26 matches for the Warriors but he doubled his tally on 24 minutes and, after the Rhinos had threatened to pull off the biggest comeback in Challenge Cup final history, he struck again just past the hour mark to keep his side on top.
It was enough to earn the front-row forward the Lance Todd Trophy as man of the match.
Another Kiwi, hooker Thomas Leuluai, finally ended Leeds' brave fightback and made sure of Wigan's record extending 18th Cup success when he forced his way over for a fifth try three minutes from the end.
It was the Rhinos' second successive Wembley defeat and their fifth Cup final reverse since they last experienced victory in 1999 but, unlike last year against Warrington, this time they went down valiantly.
At one time they trailed by just two points, having matched Wigan's four tries, but captain Kevin Sinfield was able to add only one conversion and for a time his misses looked crucial.
However, there was little hint of the drama to come when the Super League champions justified their pre-match favouritism by racing into a 16-0 lead after 27 minutes of virtually flawless rugby that thrilled the 30,000 Wigan fans among the 78,482 crowd.
The warning signs were there in the first minute when Brett Finch got second rower Ryan Hoffman breaking out of his own half and it was no surprise when Sam Tomkins combined with brother Joel to create the opportunity for right winger Josh Charnley to open the scoring after nine minutes.
Leeds scrambled to halt the ever-dangerous Sam Tomkins as they struggled to get a foothold in the game.
Wigan made the most of a fumble by full-back Brent Webb, with replacement Paul Prescott getting Lima romping through a gap for only his first try.
Richards added the conversion and it was quickly 16-0 when Joel Tomkins scored what will go down as one of the greatest tries in Challenge Cup final history.
Inevitably, Sam Tomkins was at the heart of the move, stretching the Leeds defence out of position with a weaving sideways run before releasing his older brother.
Joel Tomkins saw clear space after handing off Leeds half-back Danny McGuire and he had the pace to hold off the cover to finish off in spectacular fashion for an 80-metre try.
It was in danger of becoming a rout but the Rhinos hauled themselves back into the game with two quick-fire tries just before the break.
First captain Kevin Sinfield took a return pass from Jamie Jones-Buchanan and combined with McGuire and Carl Ablett to get winger Ryan Hall over for the 100th try of his career.
Sinfield saw his conversion rebound off an upright but he was on target from the touchline three minutes later after the impressive Ben Jones-Bishop had produced a superb finish following good approach work from Rob Burrow and Watkins.
Leeds were rejuvenated by their scoring burst while uncharacteristic handling errors from Sam Tomkins, Michael McIlorum and Prescott in the first five minutes of the second half suggested Wigan were suddenly looking vulnerable.
Rob Burrow came more into the game for the Rhinos and Hall produced a couple of storming runs as the Yorkshiremen began to play the game in their opponents' half.
Another knock-on, this time from Hoffman, enabled Leeds to maintain the pressure and it paid off on 58 minutes when centre Ablett crashed over for his side's third try.
Sinfield was wide with the conversion attempt but the gap was down to just two points as the game entered the final quarter.
Leeds were on course to break the record for the biggest comeback in Cup final history, St Helens' successful overturning of a 14-point deficit against Bradford in 1997.
But Wigan's response to the growing crisis was swift and decisive as they worked their way up field to set up the position for Lima to score his second try.
Lee Mossop's short pass looked suspiciously forward but the big Kiwi took his chance superbly, fending off the attempted tackle of Ablett to rumble over from 10 metres out.
Richards' third goal made it 22-14 but there was another twist on 71 minutes when Hall forced his way over at the corner for his second try, his 99th for the club.
Sinfield was wide with the goal kick, leaving him with just one success from four attempts.
Leeds had one more chance to snatch it when the impressive Jones-Bishop rounded Richards and kicked ahead for McGuire but Sam Tomkins just did enough to remove the danger and Wigan made sure when hooker Thomas Leuluai forced his way over for a fifth try three minutes from the end.
Fri February 11, 2011
Source: www.wiganwarriors.comWigan Warriors Head Coach Michael Maguire has today named his 19 man squad for Saturday's Millennium Magic match up with St Helens in Cardiff, 7pm kick off.
New signings Ryan Hoffman and Jeff Lima are set to make their Super League debuts whilst both Martin Gleeson and Harrison Hansen are named in the 19 after recovering from injuries picked up in pre-season.
Missing through injury are Stuart Fielden, Brett Finch, Pat Richards and Eamon O'Carroll.
Wigan Warriors 19 Man Squad v St Helens
Sam Tomkins, Darrell Goulding, Martin Gleeson,George Carmont, Paul Deacon, Thomas Leuluai, Michael McIlorum, Andy Coley, Harrison Hansen, Joel Tomkins, Sean O'Loughlin, Paul Prescott, Jeff Lima, Ryan Hoffman, Amos Roberts, Lee Mossop, Liam Farrell, Chris Tuson, Stefan Marsh.
Referee - Richard Silverwood
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 2011 engage English Super League
Wigan Warriors
25 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [12 Feb 11] D 16-16 v St Helens. [PR]
[View] Round 3 [06 Jul 11] W 26-16 v Castleford (H). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [04 Mar 11] W 32-16 v Salford City (A). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [13 Mar 11] W 14-12 v Hull FC (H). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [18 Mar 11] W 20-6 v Huddersfield (A). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [25 Mar 11] L 6-24 v Warrington (H). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [01 Apr 11] D 22-22 v Leeds (A). [BE]
[View] Round 10 [15 Apr 11] W 28-16 v Hull KR (A). [PR]
[View] Round 11 [22 Apr 11] W 28-24 v St Helens (H). [PR]
[View] Round 12 [25 Apr 11] W 26-0 v Wakefield (A). [BE]
[View] Round 13 [01 May 11] W 48-16 v Crusaders (A). [BE]
[View] Round 14 [13 May 11] W 54-6 v Harlequins (H). [BE]
[View] Round 15 [30 May 11] W 40-6 v Hull KR (H). [BE]
[View] Round 16 [04 Jun 11] L 12-20 v Catalans (A). [BE]
[View] Round 17 [12 Jun 11] D 22-22 v Castleford (A). [PR]
[View] Round 18 [17 Jun 11] W 32-10 v St Helens (A). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [25 Jun 11] W 46-12 v Huddersfield (H). [PR]
[View] Round 20 [01 Jul 11] W 26-24 v Leeds (H). [PR]
[View] Round 21 [09 Jul 11] W 38-6 v Harlequins (A). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [15 Jul 11] W 48-6 v Wakefield (H). [PR]
[View] Round 23 [29 Jul 11] W 30-16 v Hull FC (A). [PR]
[View] Round 25 [19 Aug 11] W 60-12 v Bradford (H). [PR]
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 11] L 12-39 v Warrington (A). [PR]
[View] Round 27 [09 Sep 11] W 42-10 v Crusaders (H). [PR]
[View] Finals Week 3 [01 Oct 11] L 18-26 v St Helens. [PR]
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2010 World Club Challenge
Melbourne Storm
1 games; [View] WCC [28 Feb 10] W 18-10 v Leeds (A). [PR]
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2010 NRL Telstra Premiership
Melbourne Storm
20 games; 2 tries, 1/1 goals, 10 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Mar 10] W 14-10 v Sharks (A). [PR]
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 10] W 20-14 v Knights (A). [PR]
[View] Round 3 [27 Mar 10] W 16-10 v Panthers (A). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [02 Apr 10] W 17-4 v Dragons (H). [PR]
[View] Round 5 [09 Apr 10] L 16-20 v Titans (A). [PR]
[View] Round 6 [19 Apr 10] L 16-18 v Sea Eagles (H). [PR]
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 10] W 40-6 v Warriors (H). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [01 May 10] W 34-6 v Cowboys (A). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [09 May 10] L 14-36 v Broncos (H). [PR]
[View] Round 10 [15 May 10] W 17-6 v Raiders (A). [BE]
[View] Round 14 [14 Jun 10] L 6-38 v Roosters (H). [BE]
[View] Round 15 [19 Jun 10] W 58-12 v Cowboys (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 16 [26 Jun 10] L 14-16 v Rabbitohs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [10 Jul 10] L 18-20 v Bulldogs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 19 [17 Jul 10] L 6-13 v Warriors (A). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [01 Aug 10] W 36-12 v Raiders (H). [PR]
[View] Round 22 [07 Aug 10] L 6-26 v Sea Eagles (A). [PR]
[View] Round 24 [21 Aug 10] W 24-4 v Sharks (H). [PR]
[View] Round 25 [29 Aug 10] L 14-26 v Tigers (A). [PR]
[View] Round 26 [05 Sep 10] W 34-4 v Knights (H). [PR] 2 Pts; 1/1g
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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
Melbourne Storm
25 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Mar 09] W 17-16 v Dragons (H). [PR]
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 09] L 14-16 v Broncos (A). [PR]
[View] Round 3 [28 Mar 09] W 26-12 v Cowboys (A). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [04 Apr 09] L 6-18 v Titans (H). [PR]
[View] Round 5 [11 Apr 09] W 16-14 v Panthers (H). [PR]
[View] Round 6 [20 Apr 09] L 6-16 v Tigers (A). [PR]
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 09] D 14-14 v Warriors (H). [PR]
[View] Round 8 [01 May 09] W 22-8 v Sea Eagles (A). [PR]
[View] Round 9 [11 May 09] W 28-12 v Roosters (A). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [18 May 09] W 46-6 v Raiders (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [23 May 09] L 10-26 v Bulldogs (A). [PR]
[View] Round 13 [05 Jun 09] W 48-4 v Broncos (H). [PR]
[View] Round 14 [13 Jun 09] W 28-22 v Rabbitohs (A). [PR]
[View] Round 15 [21 Jun 09] W 14-12 v Tigers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 16 [28 Jun 09] L 16-26 v Raiders (A). [BE]
[View] Round 17 [04 Jul 09] W 18-14 v Knights (H). [PR]
[View] Round 19 [20 Jul 09] L 16-18 v Eels (A). [PR]
[View] Round 20 [25 Jul 09] W 30-10 v Sharks (H). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [31 Jul 09] L 12-26 v Dragons (A). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [07 Aug 09] W 20-8 v Cowboys (H). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [17 Aug 09] L 14-26 v Knights (A). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [23 Aug 09] L 16-20 v Sea Eagles (H). [BE]
[View] Finals Week 1 [11 Sep 09] W 40-12 v Sea Eagles. [BE]
[View] Finals Week 3 [26 Sep 09] W 40-10 v Broncos. [BE]
[View] Grand Final [04 Oct 09] W 23-16 v Eels. [BE]
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2008 World Club Challenge
Melbourne Storm
1 games; [View] WCC [29 Feb 08] L 4-11 v Leeds (A). [PR]
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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
Melbourne Storm
25 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 1 [17 Mar 08] W 32-18 v Warriors (H). [PR]
[View] Round 2 [23 Mar 08] L 16-17 v Sharks (H). [PR]
[View] Round 3 [29 Mar 08] L 6-10 v Roosters (A). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [04 Apr 08] W 28-8 v Broncos (H). [PR]
[View] Round 5 [11 Apr 08] W 26-4 v Sea Eagles (H). [PR]
[View] Round 10 [17 May 08] L 12-36 v Dragons (A). [PR]
[View] Round 11 [24 May 08] W 15-10 v Rabbitohs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [31 May 08] W 46-0 v Bulldogs (H). [PR]
[View] Round 13 [09 Jun 08] L 0-18 v Gold Coast (A). [PR]
[View] Round 15 [21 Jun 08] W 48-20 v Cowboys (H). [PR]
[View] Round 16 [29 Jun 08] L 22-24 v Eels (A). [PR]
[View] Round 17 [06 Jul 08] W 30-14 v Raiders (H). [PR]
[View] Round 18 [14 Jul 08] W 30-18 v Tigers (A). [PR]
[View] Round 19 [21 Jul 08] W 26-0 v Dragons (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 20 [27 Jul 08] L 6-8 v Warriors (A). [PR]
[View] Round 21 [01 Aug 08] W 44-4 v Gold Coast (H). [PR]
[View] Round 22 [08 Aug 08] W 16-10 v Sea Eagles (A). [PR]
[View] Round 23 [15 Aug 08] W 30-6 v Roosters (H). [PR]
[View] Round 24 [25 Aug 08] W 40-6 v Panthers (A). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [30 Aug 08] L 16-17 v Knights (A). [PR]
[View] Round 26 [07 Sep 08] W 42-4 v Rabbitohs (H). [PR]
[View] Finals Week 1 [14 Sep 08] L 15-18 v Warriors (H). [PR]
[View] Finals Week 2 [20 Sep 08] W 16-14 v Broncos (A). [PR]
[View] Finals Week 3 [26 Sep 08] W 28-0 v Sharks. [PR]
[View] Grand Final [05 Oct 08] L 0-40 v Sea Eagles. [PR]
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
Melbourne Storm
25 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 1 [16 Mar 07] W 18-16 v Tigers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 2 [24 Mar 07] W 32-16 v Raiders (A). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [01 Apr 07] W 30-12 v Warriors (H). [BE]
[View] Round 4 [07 Apr 07] W 22-12 v Knights (A). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [14 Apr 07] W 24-10 v Dragons (A). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [21 Apr 07] W 30-20 v Panthers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [27 Apr 07] W 28-18 v Broncos (A). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [05 May 07] L 12-30 v Tigers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 9 [14 May 07] W 38-14 v Bulldogs (H). [BE]
[View] Round 10 [19 May 07] W 26-2 v Roosters (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [26 May 07] L 12-13 v Sea Eagles (A). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [02 Jun 07] W 26-10 v Rabbitohs (H). [BE]
[View] Round 13 [10 Jun 07] W 4-2 v Warriors (A). [BE]
[View] Round 14 [16 Jun 07] W 58-12 v Cowboys (A). [BE]
[View] Round 15 [24 Jun 07] W 28-6 v Dragons (H). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [16 Jul 07] W 44-0 v Knights (H). [BE]
[View] Round 19 [21 Jul 07] W 34-6 v Raiders (H). [BE]
[View] Round 20 [27 Jul 07] L 16-26 v Roosters (A). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [12 Aug 07] W 14-6 v Broncos (H). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [17 Aug 07] W 14-10 v Eels (H). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [24 Aug 07] W 38-6 v Bulldogs (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [02 Sep 07] W 50-6 v Titans (H). [BE]
[View] Finals Week 1 [09 Sep 07] W 40-0 v Broncos (H). [BE]
[View] Finals Week 3 [23 Sep 07] W 26-10 v Eels (H). [BE]
[View] Grand Final [30 Sep 07] W 34-8 v Sea Eagles. [BE]
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2007 International Test Matches
New Zealand
1 games; [View] Centenary Test [14 Oct 07] L 0-58 v Australia (H). [BE]
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership
Wests Tigers
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