Wigan’s Morgan Smithies admits he was “dumb” cleaning out Huddersfield’s Ricky Leutele but insisted: “The main thing is I didn’t get sent off.” The loose forward helped Warriors win the Betfred Challenge Cup for the first time since 2013 after Saturday’s dramatic 16-14 success at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
But hot-headed Smithies could have cost them victory with TWO swinging arm high tackles. Wigan were 12-10 ahead when he whacked Joe Greenwood in the 49th minute but Tui Lolohea missed the 40m penalty from in front.
However, just eight minutes later, Smithies caught Ricky Leutele with another rash shot which left Giants furious. He was spoken to by referee James Child but escaped a card when everyone expected the Halifax-born player to at least be shown yellow.
