The top seven are split by just six points as we pass the midway stage in the Super League regular season, with one of those sides guaranteed to miss out – maybe more, if teams such as Leeds and Hull FC produce a late‑season run – when the dust settles in September.
So this could prove a vital afternoon for Wigan, who started the day level on points with seventh-placed Hull KR but ended it in third after this encouraging victory at another playoff rival.
