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So the first day of this season's Magic Weekend is over.

In front of a crowd of more than 40,000 at St. James' Park, there were victories for Widnes, Hull FC and Wigan.

We'll be back tomorrow from 12:30 BST with live text and radio commentaries of the remaining three fixtures in Newcastle. Be sure to join us then.

This is how things look after today's matches. Wigan move up to second with victory over Super League leaders Leeds Rhinos.

However, St Helens can edge back into second spot and to within a point of Leeds if they can get the better of Warrington on day two of Magic Weekend on Sunday (15:15 BST).

Wigan Warriors head coach Shaun Wane tells Sky Sports:

"It was outstanding. I put the lads under a bit of pressure this week and they really showed up and defended tough.

"I thought Leeds showed outstanding skills with the ball, they're a fantastic team.

"Last week was a blip, I hope, and that performance goes a little bit to getting rid of that game.

"Matty Bowen is an outstanding individual and an even better man - the skill he showed today was unbelievable."

Wigan Warriors stand-off George Williams, who was named man-of-the-match, tells Sky Sports: "That was class. The boys dug deep.

"We had a real soul-searching chat this and week after Catalans and I think you've seen the real Wigan there."

On his try: "I was a bit shocked when I went for it, it was always nice to get over and beat Zak Hardaker to get to the corner."

After back-to-back losses, Wigan make it three wins from three against Leeds in Magic Weekend fixtures.

They head up to second in Super League, as they prevent the league leaders from scoring in the second 40 minutes with some brilliant defending.

With both teams tiring, Matty Smith just makes sure of the win. From slightly right of centre around 25 metres out, the England scrum-half slots the one-pointer for Wigan.

And that's the game-sealing try for Wigan, who have been superb in this second half.

Matty Bowen, who has been excellent tonight, races through to gather Matty Smith's superbly weighted kick along the ground and the Australian stretches to the ball and just about keeps his fingertips on it to touch down.

Can he get another one before full-time to make it three hat-tricks in the three games today?

After pressure in defence, Wigan show their hand in attack.

Following a couple of drives forward the grubber kick comes bouncing into the in-goal area and all Kallum Watkins can do is palm it out for a drop out underneath the sticks.

It seems unthinkable that this Wigan side conceded 10 tries at Catalans last week.

Leeds, throwing the ball around trying to find a gap in the the Warriors line, just cannot find the space to work in and that's because of the pressure they are being put under.

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Ex-Bradford coach on BBC Radio Leeds

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"This game is a different league and different level to those before it. These players will be sore in the morning."

Widnes beat Salford 38-16 in the Magic Weekend opener and Hull FC eased to a record 46-20 win over city rivals Rovers in the second game of the day.

Wigan will move up to second in the Super League table if they can hold on, and will close the gap to leaders Leeds to just two points.

Another wasted opportunity for Leeds as Ash Handley has grass to run into down the right wing.

Despite having support inside, he opts for a kick ahead and Matty Bowen pounces on the ball.

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The Super League leaders have looked unusually out of ideas at times with ball in hand when confronted with the Wigan wall of defence.

The likes of Ryan Hall and Kallum Watkins are yet to spark, but there is still only eight points separating the two teams...

So close for Leeds getting their first try of this second half.

First, Ash Handley runs from deep and shows a turn of pace to race through the Wigan defence and, just as he is tackled, does not see Rob Burrow on a supporting line on his inside.

Zak Hardaker then goes close but is brought down a couple of metres out.

Rugby league journalist Tony Hannan on BBC Radio Manchester: "We talked in the first half about how Wigan were applying pressure and blowing it. Exactly the same thing's happened there from the Leeds perspective.

"Zak Hardaker, who's had a good game, put his young winger Ash Handley under pressure. Matty Bowen was on hand 20 metres from his own line, he went the rest of the way and nobody was going to catch him."

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Wigan's third try, scored by Joe Burgess just before half-time, gave the Warriors a crucial half-time lead, and Matty Bowen's effort has extended that advantage.

Can Leeds find a way back in the last 20 minutes?

A decent time to score your first try of the season.

Leeds try to keep the ball alive and as they throw the ball out wide, Joe Burgess clatters into Ash Handley, causing him to spill the ball backwards.

Full-back Matty Bowen is the grateful recipient and, despite not being the quickest, has the legs to sprint most of the field to place down under the sticks.

A sight of the try line for Leeds but Ash Handley is unable to gather from Kallum Watkins' offload five metres out.

It was the double tackle from Wigan try scorers Joe Burgess and George Williams putting Handley under pressure, causing him to knock on.

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George Williams looks really in the mood this evening.

Excellent feet again to break through the Leeds defence, but Ryan Hall covering brings him down.

From Wigan's kick through, Zak Hardaker gathers the ball along the ground and makes good yards running away from his try line.

Rob Burrow into the action and immediately does what he does best, with a darting run from dummy half pushing Wigan backwards.

The smallest man in Super League will look to spark Leeds into life, as they have not looked threatening since the break.