St Helens set early standard with scintillating derby win over Wigan

• St Helens 22-12 WiganIf this is a sign of things to come for the next nine months, then perhaps this truly is a new beginning for Super League after all. In the end, it was St Helens who claimed the first bragging rights of 2019, ensuring that Wigan remain on minus two points for at least a week following the revelation on the eve of the season that the reigning champions had been found guilty of breaching the salary cap in 2017.Thankfully, however, that particular scandal was overshadowed in some style here, despite it inevitably capturing the headlines in the 24 hours leading up to kick-off. Granted, St Helens-Wigan derbies have rarely lacked in intensity or entertainment, but on the night when Super League entrusted two of its most famous clubs to start its self-titled new era with a bang, how they delivered in abundance. Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian

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