French grabs two tries as Wigan beat Leeds

Betfred Super League

Wigan Warriors (12) 22

Tries: Miski, French 2, Wardle Goals: Keighran 3

Leeds Rhinos (0) 6

Tries: Hankinson Goals: Sinfield

Bevan French was instrumental in ensuring two-time defending Super League champions Wigan Warriors head into the play-offs on a high with a clinical victory against Leeds Rhinos.

French set Abbas Miski up for one try and scored the other as the hosts led 12-0 at the break against a Leeds side that started the night chasing a third-placed finish in the table.

A well-taken second try from French was quickly followed up by another from Jake Wardle, while Chris Hankinson grabbed a late consolation effort for a Rhinos team that has now lost their final two regular season matches to end up fourth in the table.

It meant Leeds are at home for their eliminator on Saturday, 27 September against fifth-placed St Helens.

More to follow.

Wigan Warriors: Field, Miski, Keighran, Wardle, Marshall, French, Smith, Byrne, O'Neill, Thompson, Walters, Farrell, Ellis.

Interchanges: Havard, Nsemba, Mago, Leeming.

Leeds Rhinos: Hankinson, Lumb, Newman, Watkins, Simpson, Croft, Sinfield, Oledzki, O'Connor, Jenkins, Gannon, McDonnell, Palasia.

Interchanges: Shorrocks, Bentley, Lisone, Holroyd.

Referee: Chris Kendall.