Summary

  • FT: Wigan Warriors 48-24 Warrington Wolves

  • Dupree try gives Wigan lead midway through first half; stunning Miski try extends advantage

  • French scores third try for Warriors; Smith adds fourth

  • Field touches down for Wigan after half-time, Wardle and Thompson then go in

  • Lindop, Harrison and Dufty score consolations for Warrington

  • Marshall scores eighth try for Wigan late on before Ashton runs length of pitch for Wire to complete scoring

  • Part of a historic four-game event played at the 65,000-capacity Allegiant Stadium, in Las Vegas

  1. One down, three to gopublished at 23:55 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March

    FT: Wigan 48-24 Warrington

    Well then, what a night this is shaping up to be.

    A scintillating 80 minutes saw Wigan coast to victory against and off-the-pace Warrington.

    12 tries and not a single missed kick made for some strong entertainment.

    But the fun doesn't stop there.

    I'll be back at just before 02:00 GMT to take you through England Women v Australia Women.

    For now though, thank you for joining us.

  2. 'Rugby league has to have a presence in Las Vegas'published at 23:52 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March

    FT: Wigan 48-24 Warrington

    Wigan Warriors boss Matt Peet told Sky Sports:

    "Both teams tried to play some open rugby.

    "This group rises to the big occasion and they enjoyed the privilege.

    "There elements in the second half I was disappointed with but we would have taken this [result] before the game.

    "I'm very proud of the team and how they've handled it.

    "As a competition we have to have a presence here. There's so many eyes on the sport and so many relationships being made. Those might be business ones or fan ones but it's so important to be part of it."

  3. 'We put on a performance on the big stage'published at 23:50 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March

    FT: Wigan 48-24 Warrington

    Wigan Warriors forward Junior Nsemba told Sky Sports:

    "I feel like the team put on a performance on the big stage. We've been practising it all week. We appreciate all the fans for coming over too, it's a long way to Vegas.

    "I thought I did alright. I had a good performance on the pitch but that goes back to my teammates.

    "We gave away points that we didn't want to concede and that's something we've got to work on."

  4. 'It's ticked a lot of boxes'published at 23:47 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March

    FT: Wigan 48-24 Warrington

    Kevin Brown
    Former England international on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    One of the noticeable things for me was how quick the game was. We often reflect on games and say we need to speed the ruck up.

    I don't know if it was by design or the occasion but that was just so much easier to watch because it was quick. It was quick from minute one and got quicker and quicker and we had 70 points scored.

    As a rugby league fan, I would rather have a game like that every day of the week than a 0-0.

    Regardless of who you support or what you want to see, it's ticked a lot of boxes. Vegas is a place that's about entertainment and there's nothing more entertaining that watching Bevan French or Matty Ashton go the length of the field and showing the athletic prowess they have.

  5. 'The scoreline shows how tough it was'published at 23:43 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March

    FT: Wigan 48-24 Warrington

    Wigan Warriors half-back Bevan French told Sky Sports:

    "The scoreline probably represents how tough it was out there. We made it clear we wanted to be entertaining as it's the first time that Super League has the platform to be here.

    "Both teams have done that and hopefully they've set the platform to have us back next year and do it again.

    "We're not used to this type of weather at this time of year in Super League so we had to take it up a notch."

  6. Postpublished at 23:39 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March

    FT: Wigan 48-24 Warrington

    Kevin Brown
    Former England international on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It you had given Matty Peet that scoreline before the game he would have snapped your hand off.

    From half-time, I think he will have been disgusted by Wigan's defence and the number of points they have leaked but credit to Warrington, they didn't give up and they put some smiles on Warrington fans' faces who had gone all that way and supported they side.

  7. Postpublished at 23:35 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March

    FT: Wigan 48-24 Warrington

    Paul Rowley
    Salford Red Devils head coach on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It's a crazy scoreline. It's been entertainment and I think the new audience in America will be loving it.

    There was a lot of skill on show and some x-factor players who can make the game look ridiculously easy.

  8. Postpublished at 23:34 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March

    FT: Wigan 48-24 Warrington

    Eight tryscorers for Wigan.

    Four for Warrington.

    And not a single missed kick with the boot from either side.

  9. Postpublished at 23:32 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March

    FT: Wigan 48-24 Warrington

    Craig Wall
    BBC Sport, at Allegiant Stadium

    I Gotta Feeling by the Black Eyed Peas gets an airing, so "tonight’s going to be a good night" blares out over the speakers. And despite that late Warrington try, it will be for Wigan.

  10. Full timepublished at 23:29 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March

    Wigan 48-24 Warrington

    And that late try brings down the curtain on this historic Super League fixture in Las Vegas.

    Wigan were mightily impressive and register a second successive win and consign Warrington to a first defeat of the season.

    At times it looked like a bleak night's work for Warrington as Wigan had raced into a 42-0 lead.

    A strong final showing from Sam Burgess' side sees them break the 20-point barrier to restore some pride - but for large parts of that game they looked well off the pace.

  11. try

    TRY: Wigan 48-24 Warringtonpublished at 79 mins

    Matty Ashton, goal Josh Thewlis

    Haha, I love rugby league.

    This game has been bonkers and now Warrington's Matty Ashton intercepts and runs in from almost 100 metres - the last 10 or so comes with just one boot having lost it in the build up.

    Josh Thewlis adds an impressive kick and Warrington finish with 24 points to their name when not so long ago it looked like they might be on the receiving end of a chastening nilling at the hands of Wigan Warriors.

  12. Postpublished at 23:27 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March

    Wigan 48-18 Warrington

    Kevin Brown
    Former England international on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Liam Marshall rounds off a fantastic performance for Wigan. The fans can really start to charge their engines and get ready for a fantastic night in Las Vegas.

  13. try

    TRY: Wigan 48-18 Warringtonpublished at 77 mins

    Liam Marshall, goal Adam Keighran

    Not to be outdone - Liam Marshall scores a very Liam Marshall try for Wigan.

    • Great pace
    • Run to the corner
    • Dives over

    Yep, pretty much as you'd expect from Marshall, really.

    Adam Keighran keeps up his record and absolutely nails a very tricky kick to add the two.

  14. try

    TRY: Wigan 42-18 Warringtonpublished at 76 mins

    Matty Dufty, goal Josh Thewlis

    Matty Dufty's try is given. It comes after a fantastic pass from Oli Leyland in the build-up and he does all the hard work needed to crash over the line with four Wigan men trying to hold him up short of the line.

    Josh Thewlis adds the two.

    In all honesty I'm not sure why that needed to be reviewed but it's given, anyway.

  15. TRY REVIEWpublished at 23:20 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March

    Wigan 42-12 Warrington

    Matty Dufty is over for Warrington but referee Chris Kendall's sending it upstairs.

    Will the Wire have their third try of the match?

  16. Postpublished at 74 mins

    Wigan 42-12 Warrington

    Adam Keighran scoops up a pressure kick on the last from Warrington's Oli Leyland.

    It says a lot about how much better Warrington have been in the latter stages of this game that Wigan haven't really had much possession for quite a while now.

  17. Postpublished at 71 mins

    Wigan 42-12 Warrington

    What's the best case scenario for Warrington, here?

    The game's lost at this point, really. They've avoided being nilled. They're into double figures.

    If they score a couple more and halve the deficit is that a decent night's work considering where they were 15 minutes ago?

  18. Postpublished at 23:14 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March

    Wigan 42-12 Warrington

    Craig Wall
    BBC Sport, at Allegiant Stadium

    Now chants of "easy, easy, easy" from the Warrington fans!

  19. Postpublished at 23:12 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March

    Wigan 42-12 Warrington

    Paul Rowley
    Salford Red Devils head coach on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    I think Wigan have put their cue on the rack in the last 10 minutes, the intensity of their performance has dropped considerably.

    Warrington haven't needed asking twice, they've ramped up in their strength of carrying and have had a lot of field position in the last 10-15 minutes.

  20. try

    TRY: Wigan 42-12 Warringtonpublished at 68 mins

    James Harrison, goal Josh Thewlis

    Another Warrington try!

    James Harrison dots down courtesy of Ben Currie putting in an overarm pass from above his head, which isn't something you see very often.

    Josh Thewlis adds the extras.