Wigan revel in smell of success

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Tries from Chris Ashton and the in-form Pat Richards gave the Warriors a 12-0 half-time advantage and, although Steve Bannister pulled a score back at the start of the second period, Quins could not find another.

Instead, Mark Calderwood crossed again for Wigan and, after Trent Barrett's drop goal, a last-minute score from man-of-the-match Sean O'Loughlin sealed the misery for Quins, who had Jon Wells sent off after the break.

Wigan got off to a dream start when, after an early Richards penalty goal, they crossed for a four-pointer with just four minutes gone. Richards added the extras for 8-0, but the Warriors were checked with the departure of form prop Iafeta Paleaaesina with what looked to be a knee injury shortly after although he later reappeared.

Wigan continued to look the team most likely to score, however, and extended their lead halfway through the half when Richards won the race to a clever kick from O'Loughlin, although the angle beat Richards' conversion attempt.

A hesitant Thomas Leuluai then allowed the ball to bounce and, although Richards just prevented it going into touch, he was bundled over the whitewash for a Quins scrum, which led to Steve Bannister taking Danny Orr's looping pass to score by the posts.

Paul Sykes converted for 12-6, but the Warriors scored their third try within three minutes when Calderwood was on the shoulder of a rampaging Phil Bailey, with Richards' conversion pushing the lead back out to 12 points.

The Londoners' cause was not helped shortly after when winger Wells was sent off for a high shot on youngster Darrell Goulding, referee Ben Thaler brandishing red on the advice of his touch judge.

Barrett secured the victory with a drop-goal with just four minutes left, a sizeable chunk of the 10,835 - the highest Challenge Cup attendance this term - took it as their cue to depart.

Those that did leave early missed the icing on the cake from the immense O'Loughlin, whose punishing defence had done much to deter any hint of a Quins comeback.