Wigan Honour Sir Billy Boston with 13th Straight Win as Hull KR Fail to Score

Wigan Warriors delivered a 46-0 demolition of Hull KR on a night dedicated to Sir Billy Boston, the club legend who died this week aged 92.

The match, played on 27 August 2026 at Wigan's Brick Community Stadium, opened with a tribute that left the seats Boston and his late wife Lady Joan habitantly occupied visibly empty. Wigan's official video channel had already published a memorial piece titled "Remembering Sir Billy Boston" in the days before kick-off, and the club's players wore black armbands throughout.

Once the whistle went, the home side were ruthless. Wigan led 28-0 by half-time, with four of their five first-half tries scored by wingers — the wide players who finished off overlaps in the corners. Liam Marshall grabbed a hat-trick (three tries), Zach Eckersley a brace (two), and Jai Field, Adam Keighran and Jake Wardle each added one, meaning every member of Wigan's three-quarter line — the backs who play outside the halves — crossed the try line at least once.

Eckersley, the latest recipient of Wigan's number two jersey, wears the shirt Boston made his own during a career that made him one of rugby league's greatest ever players. That connection gave the scoreline a resonance beyond the standings.

The win was Wigan's 13th consecutive Super League victory, extending their modern-era record and returning them to the top of the table.

Hull KR, meanwhile, arrived depleted. A run of four games in 14 days prompted head coach Willie Peters to rest key players and hand debuts to several youngsters, and the gulf in experience showed. The 46-0 defeat was Hull KR's third loss in a row and the first time they had failed to register a single point under Peters.

That carries weight. These two clubs have contested the last two Super League Grand Finals — the season-ending showpiece that decides the champion — with one win apiece. Wigan and Hull KR have become the league's defining rivalry, which makes a 46-point shutout between them startling regardless of selection.

For Wigan, the evening married sentiment and statement. They honoured their greatest icon and reaffirmed their grip on top spot in the same 80 minutes. For Hull KR, the priority now is regrouping with key bodies returning and arresting a slide at precisely the wrong end of the campaign.