Wigan come from behind to thrash lowly Huddersfield
Wigan Warriors scored 30 unanswered points as they came from 10-0 down at half-time to beat Huddersfield Giants at The Brick Community Stadium.Tui Lolohea and Jason Gagai gave the Giants hope of a first away win at Wigan for six years with first-half tries.But Wigan roared back after the break, touching down five times through Christian Wade, Jake Wardle's double, Tyler Dupree and Junior Nsemba.The result means they remain second in Super League, with the Giants 11th despite a brave performance.More to follow.
Wigan: Field, Douglas, Eckersley, Wardle, Wade, Keighran, Smith, Harvard, O'Neill, Dupree, Nsemba, Farrell, EllisInterchanges: Mago, Byrne, Leeming, Meekin, ForberHuddersfield: Flanagan, Swift, Halsall, Milne, Gagai, Lolohea, Frawley, English, Woolford, Powell, Rushton, Greenwood, CudjoeInterchanges: Golden, Hewitt, King, Rush, BibbyReferee: Chris Kendall.
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