Wigan Warriors boss sympathetic over sin bin as he reacts to win over St Helens

Wigan Warriors head coach Matt Peet has reacted after his side’s win over St Helens whilst also ruling on Sam Walters’ sin bin.

The Cherry and Whites beat their rivals 24-14 with Saints threatening a comeback in the second half but ultimately leaving themselves too much to do.

Wigan were far from perfect but they didn’t commit anywhere close to the amount of errors that their opponents did as the weather and occasion seemed to get to St Helens.

Speaking pre-match to Sky Sports, Wigan Warriors boss Matt Peet made a big deal out of his players meeting the occasion and post-match, he was asked if they had risen to it.

“They did and they had to overcome quite a bit of adversity. That’s what I was most proud of,” reacted Peet.

“We made a few errors in the weather and such things but I just like the way they stuck together. I had every faith in them but Saints certainly made us fight for it as we knew they would.”

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Jai Field and Abbas Miski both scored two tries with Field’s first coming off the back of a smart Bevan French kick, something that seemed to stem out of nowhere.

Asked anout that, Peet conceded that he didn’t know it to be a set play but that assistant Tommy Leuluai might have, as hw showered his star spine players in praise.

Peet said: “Credit to them too, and credit to Tommy. That’s the X-Factor that they bring. I think the challenge for rugby players when they’ve got such flair is to be able to survive out there long enough to be able to show it.

“There’s players in both teams that fit into that category and that’s the beauty of the sport. They get their heads smashed in and they tackle her for 78 minutes and they get opportunities to show the brilliance which is why they’re such special individuals.”

Peet was also asked about Sam Walters with the forward sent to the sin bin for a high shot on Jon Bennison, a decision that he agreed with, however, he explained how tough it is for the players.

He explained: “I wasn’t surprised to see him sin binned, especially once there has already been one in the game game so it kind of makes sense to give it. Sam’s in a difficult position.

“The game’s played at such speed and such fine margins, when you start freeze-framing things it’s difficult with that’s the challenge these players have got to overcome.

“We promote the game on being fast and physical, then as soon as they get it a centimetre wrong they get sent off and fined, so it’s a tough job.”