£26 to see the best club side in Aus take on Wigan at their home ground is putting fans off? Personally I think its fantastic value

Agree. as a comparison thats the same price as a bog-standard Zurich premiership game at Saracens, and about £2 more than a regular season game to see Cardiff Blues.

You need to get out more Matty!

Couldnt go to Manly as my dad wouldnt take meas he said it would be too full. Never missed one since though



The Penrith game was strange as we were expected to win as we were seen as the best team in the world then

Wouldn't have it any other way Roy!

The Manly and Brisbane wins probably rank as number 1 and 2 in our club's greatest victories. That tells you all you need to know about the importance of this game. If anything, the gulf is wider now than it was at the time of both of the games.

The atmosphere should be fizzing, can't wait.

Well done Wigan.

For me the mantra of anyone but Wigan is outdone by the healthy British need to beat Australians.

Think you've done a cracking bit of business in Escare as well.

Well done, you lot

Bet you're buzzing tonight mate , you'll have to come to our next Anvil night for a chat.

Get it organised then

From a Hull fan with children in Australia, massive well done to Wigan for winning the World Club Challenge and Warrington on their victory the night previously. My son lives in Sydney and the Aussie fans constantly belittle the English game so this is one in the eye for them, even sweeter that it was at the hands of an English coach. Well done again, made us all proud last night lads.

Buzzing like the front row of a Happy Monday's concert. Count me in!

We'll have to have a 'flag club' reunion, Jukesays, Brian, Geoff etc, will sort it soon.

Sounds good!!

I argued strongly for Willie Isa over Joel Tomkins and I'm pleased to say that I was wrong because I thought Joel had his best game since his return. The idea of rotating Lockers and Joel may prolong both careers and also get the best out of them both. I thought Waney got the selection and tactics spot on.

And what a find Morgan Escare may prove to be. Although it is too early to say that he will replace Sam Tomkins at full back in the longer term.

Sounds good to me!

A resounding win with great teamwork, tactics and great coaching from Waney and his staff.

Did anybody else notice the winger take Gildarts head off as he passed the ball to Burgess for his second?

I pointed it out on the VT in response to people saying we got the better of the calls. It was a shocker and a dead set red card offence.

There's a gif of it on fb. Really nasty. Ollie popped up to say, it was worth it!

www.wigantoday.net/sport/rugby-l ... -1-8402895

www.wigantoday.net/sport/rugby-l ... -1-8402895

I did. 100% he meant to put that hit in late. Gildart got rid well before the hit took place. Cronulla lad had plenty of time to stop his hit but went straight in with shoulder. At least it didnt stop Gildart from killing it.

Your left side attack is going to be crazy good this year by looks.

Didn't notice that one until I watched the link above. It's hard to tell without a slowmo where the point of contact was but if it was around the head that's a bad one.

And yet we have Phil Clarke on the sky site earlier saying we got all the close calls. The games biggest call went totally unnoticed! They should have been playing with 12 men for 55 minutes.

I saw it straight away it was deliberate and I would think intended to deliver maximum damage.
The only downside to the game was that no Wigan player attempted to put their winger over the west stand which where he should have gone.

The more I see it the more I think the guy should be facing a long ban. It is an absolute shocker and a real cowards trick.

It's so frustrating that more wasn't made of it by the Sky team (I say more when actually anything would have done) because it makes an absolute mug of anybody who claims we got the rub of the green.