Super League: Hull KR 10-24 Wigan Warriors

Jake Bibby scored two tries to help Wigan to victory in their first game of the 2022 Super League season

Wigan eased past Hull KR in Matt Peet's first game in charge of the Warriors.

The visitors made the most of an error-strewn first half from the hosts to lead 18-4 at the break thanks to two tries from Jake Bibby and a score apiece for Jai Field and Liam Marshall.

Marshall then finished a fine team move for his second in the corner.

Matt Parcell added to Mickey Lewis' earlier score for Hull KR but Wigan comfortably saw out their opening game of the 2022 Super League season.

Wigan endured a difficult end to the 2021 campaign with Adrian Lam in charge but made a perfect start to life under Peet as Bibby scooped up the ball after Sam Wood dropped a high kick in the opening 10 minutes.

Lewis showed great initiative to burst through a gap to get the Robins on the board, but Field's score, after a wonderful kick into space by Cade Cust following a scrum, put Warriors back in charge.

Marshall then sprinted almost the length of the field after Wigan played out from their own try-line from a Jordan Abdull kick. Wood then misread the flight of a kick again and coughed the ball up to Bibby once more, who ran in for his second try from 10 metres out.

The second half was more of an arm-wrestle and it took 20 minutes for the first points, Marshall going over by the sideline after some tidy approach play.

Parcell grabbed a late consolation for Tony Smith's side, who reached the play-off semi-final last season, but this was a tough start for them.

Hull KR coach Tony Smith:

"We certainly helped Wigan build their game. Wigan outplayed us, Matty outcoached me. They came out with some really good plans and some smart plays.

"The offload and length of the field (break) and the scrum kick play (which both led to tries). There were errors that helped them."

Wigan coach Matt Peet:

"I'm pleased with the amount of togetherness in the group. We looked well-organised.

"I think it's good that we've made a good start and got a good result because it builds confidence and it builds momentum.

"We put ourselves under pressure and we handled it but we could have got burned. It only takes a bounce of the ball."

Hull KR: Coote, Wood, Takairangi, Kenny-Dowall, Hall, Lewis, Abdul, Vete, Litten, King, Linnett, Storton, Sims.

Interchanges: Parcell, Keinhorst, Richards, Halton

Wigan: Field, Marshall, Pearce-Paul, Thornley, Bibby, Cust, Leuluai, Singleton, Powell, Ellis, Farrell, Bateman, Isa.

Interchanges: Hardaker, Mago, Smithies, Byrne.

Referee: J. Child.

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