Betfred Women’s Super League
St Helens (6) 6
Tries: McColm Goals: Gaskin
Wigan (22) 44
Tries: Derbyshire 2, Hunter 2, Davies, M Jones, Wilton, Foubister, Coleman Goals: Rowe 4
Wigan Warriors maintained their 100% record in 2026 as they comfortably saw off rivals St Helens in the first match of the new Super Four format.
It was a fifth successive win for them over Saints in the past 12 months, including a 54-6 demolition in the Challenge Cup final at Wembley, as they underlined why they are the team to beat in the Women’s Super League.
The defending champions scored nine tries with two apiece for Ellise Derbyshire and Eva Hunter with further scores from Anna Davies, Molly Jones, Remi Wilton, Jenna Foubister and Mary Coleman at the BrewDog Stadium.
St Helens were outclassed on home turf and had only a Luci McColm try on the stroke of half-time on a difficult evening.
Whatever the format, though, there is no doubt that Wigan are the standard-bearers for the rest to catch.
They scored from their first set as a high kick into the sun on the last tackle was spilled by young Saints full-back Liv Leach and bounced invitingly for Derbyshire to score.
That was soon backed up by a fabulous individual try from Woman of Steel Hunter as she received the ball inside her own half and showed an irresistible combination of power, pace and sidestepping to score.
To make matters worse for Saints, Leach had to be carried off the field and by the 15th minute the contest was nearly over as Davies went over in the corner after a gorgeous kick over the top from Izzy Rowe.
Derbyshire and Hunter crossed for their second tries and only a poor conversion rate from Rowe prevented Wigan from being out of sight.
With this, Saints finally gained some possession and repeat sets and McColm went over just before the interval.
However, hopes of any kind of comeback never materialised as Jones’ try on her first appearance of the season after a knee injury got Wigan moving again.
And the champions simply were too hot to handle in the final quarter as Wilton, Foubister and Coleman went over as Denis Betts’ side picked up from where they had left off in their last match nearly four weeks ago.
