Wigan Warriors Six-Try Win Lifts Them Joint Top of Super League

Wigan Warriors ran in six tries to beat Bradford Bulls 34-6 at BarterCard Odsal Stadium on Saturday, pulling level at the summit of the Super League table.

The Round 23 victory moved Wigan joint top, level with Leeds Rhinos, who lead only on points difference according to BBC Sport. For Wigan, the result keeps the pressure on Leeds with the regular season winding down; for Bradford, it was another tough afternoon against one of the competition's heavyweights.

Bradford returned to Super League in 2026 after an 11-year absence from the top flight, and matches like this — where the gap in class shows on the scoreboard — are part of the learning curve that comes with stepping back up. The clubs had already met once this season, in the fourth round of the Betfred Challenge Cup (Wigan Warriors), so there was a measure of familiarity between the two sides heading into Saturday's league clash.

Saturday's 18:30 kick-off at Odsal, streamed on SuperLeague+ (Super League), produced a one-sided scoreline but a contest that had to be earned. Rugby league is built on a simple arithmetic: each team gets six tackles (a "set") to advance the ball before kicking or turning it over. Stringing sets together, completing tackles, and earning field position is the engine room of every win, and Wigan did that well enough to cross six times while restricting Bradford to a single try.

Wigan's official match report, published on 15 August (Wigan Warriors), confirmed the Round 23 date and the 34-6 scoreline. Highlights from Sky Sports (Sky Sports) and the BBC's post-match coverage (BBC Sport) both captured the Warriors' dominance on a night when little went wrong for the visitors.

For fans, the table is what matters now. Wigan and Leeds are locked together at the top, separated only by points difference — the cumulative margin across all matches, used as a tiebreaker when teams are level on competition points. With the play-offs approaching, every score and every defensive stand carries weight beyond the result on the night.

Bradford, meanwhile, will take the lessons from nights like these. Eleven years away from the top tier leaves a gap that ambition alone cannot close, and the Bulls know that competitive respect is earned round by round, not reclaimed in a single season.