Wigan Warriors Women march on: 11-try demolition of St Helens keeps perfect season alive
Wigan Warriors maintained their flawless 2026 Betfred Women's Super League campaign with a 56-4 demolition of St Helens, running in 11 tries to move four points clear at the top of the table BBC Sport.
The scoreline was comprehensive, but the story runs deeper. Wigan have now won all 10 of their league fixtures this season and all four meetings with St Helens in 2026 — including the Challenge Cup final at the end of May, where they retained the trophy they already held BBC Sport.
For St Helens, the drought against their fiercest rivals now stretches back to September 2024. In their last 11 meetings across all competitions, Wigan have won five and drawn one Wigan Warriors. The gap, on this evidence, is not closing.
This fixture arrived 16 days after Wigan's 44-6 victory in the opening round of the Super Four stage — a new format introduced this season to sharpen the league's run-in, where the top sides play each other in a mini-league to decide Grand Final qualification BBC Sport. If the first Super Four meeting was statement enough, the second was a thunderclap.
Molly Jones and Grace Banks each crossed in both halves, underlining Wigan's refusal to ease off once the game was settled. Anna Davies' late try — Wigan's 10th — pushed the score past 50 and summed up a side that keeps attacking until the final whistle BBC Sport.
The full try tally read: Williams, Wilson, Jones (2), Derbyshire, Banks (2), Hunter, Foubister, Davies and Salihi, with Rowe adding six goals from the tee. St Helens' lone reply was a try from Dennis — a single bright moment in a long and difficult afternoon BBC Sport.
In rugby league, a try is worth four points and a goal (a kick between the posts after a try) is worth two, so the arithmetic of 11 tries plus six conversions lands Wigan squarely on 56.
The win gives Wigan a four-point cushion over Leeds Rhinos at the summit of the Women's Super League. With the Super Four stage still unfolding, that advantage puts significant pressure on the chasing pack. Every remaining fixture now carries double weight — not just for pride, but for seeding and momentum heading into the Grand Final.
For Wigan, the trajectory is unmistakable. Ten played, ten won. Four derby victories in a single calendar year. A Challenge Cup successfully defended. And a scoreline against their nearest rivals that suggests the gap is widening, not narrowing.
