Leigh fight back to beat Wigan to move up to third
Leigh Leopards scored three unanswered second-half tries to fight back and beat high-flying near neighbours Wigan Warriors to move up to third in the table.A well-worked early try from Jake Wardle and an Adam Keighran penalty just before the break put the Wigan 8-0 up midway through the third 'Battle of the Borough' of the season.Tesi Niu grabbed Leigh's hard-earned response early in the second half before Edwin Ipape finished an audacious team move in greasy conditions to put Leigh ahead for the first time.Owen Trout, who was called up for an England get-together this week, then snatched another later score to complete the win.More to follow.
Leigh: Hodgson; Brand, Niu, Hanley, Charnley; O'Brien, Lam; Ofahengaue, Ipape, Trout, Halton, O'Neill, Liu.Interchanges: Hughes, Tuitavake, Davis, McNamara.Wigan: Field; Miski, Keighran, Wardle, Marshall; Farrimond, Smith; Dupree, O'Neill, Thompson, Nsemba, Farrell, Ellis.Interchanges: Harvard, Mago, Byrne, Leeming.Referee: Jack Smith.
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