Quarter-final: Wakefield 22-26 Wigan
Warriors to meet St Helens in Challenge Cup last four
Wigan Warriors survived an attritional Challenge Cup quarter-final against Wakefield Trinity to set up a mouthwatering semi-final showdown with their great rivals St Helens next month.
Having suffered the rare of occurrence of back-to-back defeats coming into the standout tie of the quarter-finals, there was a fair argument that Wigan travelled across the Pennines as underdogs against a Wakefield side who are threatening to become a major force in Super League. But Matt Peet’s side came through a gruelling and engrossing tie to keep their hopes of a record-extending 22nd Challenge Cup crown alive, with Zach Eckersley’s try in the final quarter ultimately the difference.