Super League: Catalans Dragons crumble at the hands of Wigan in Perpignan with Liam Marshall starring

Adam Keighran, Sam Walters, Kruise Leeming, Junior Nsemba, and Harry Smith all crossed the line for Wigan in victory over Catalans Dragons; Sky Sports will show every game of Super League live this season

Catalans Dragons’ season continues to unravel after losing their coach, with the latest defeat Saturday’s 48-0 hammering at the hands of Wigan.

The visitors showed no mercy to the Dragons with a swashbuckling stint in the south of France sunshine, led by lightning winger Liam Marshall.

Les Dracs, under interim coach Joel Tomkins, had no answer to Wigan’s pack superiority and pace and even though they were missing several senior players to injury it seems unlikely the Dragons’ losing streak will end soon.

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Jay Field opened the scoring for Wigan with an amazing try…

Captain Ben Garcia, Sam Tomkins, Tommy Makinson, Nick Cotric and props Julian Bousquet and Tevita Pangai Junior were all missing injured and Wigan went to town as Catalans crumbled.

Eleven French players were in the Dragons’ 17 including a debut for highly-rated youngster Clement Martin on the wing.

For Wigan, Ethan Havard returned to the team for the first time this year after tearing a hamstring pre-season.

Things started according to script as a loose carry from Catalans’ Tariq Sims gave Wigan possession and space to put full-back Jai Field on a 40-metre race to the line, Adam Keighran converting for 6-0 after just four minutes.

Catalans kicked the restart over the touchline and put Wigan back on the offensive, then lost their first captain’s challenge early in the game when they questioned a high shot on Luke Thompson and Keighran added the penalty for 8-0.

Wigan went into overdrive when winger Liam Marshall exploded on a 30-metre dash to release substitute Sam Walters for the Warriors’ second try, again converted by Keighran.

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Liam Marshall great defence led to an amazing 85 yard try as Wigan extended their lead against Dragons

Marshall went one better with an 90-metre sprint for a dazzling solo try, Keighran’s boot clocking up 20 unanswered points for the Warriors.

A brief rally led by Luke Keary was all Catalans could muster before the half-time hooter blew to halt any further progress from the visitors.

Sam Walters failed to return from Wigan’s interval dressing room with a painful lower left leg injury but Bevan French put the visitors on the front foot with a 40-20 kick which put Jake Wardle in position for a dazzling sidestepping break, finished off by Kruise Leeming and ending the game as a contest.

Junior Nsemba was next over the line, trampling over Cesar Rouge from short range then Marshall scored his second with a walk around the defence in the 62nd minute.

Keighran stretched the game to the other side of the pitch with a 60-metre dash to put French over the line then scrum-half Harry Smith collected a clever pass from Wardle to score in the left corner.

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