Wigan 0-8 LeedsRhinos advance to meet St Helens or CatalansWell, Leeds do know how to win it from fifth after all. But as the supporters began to stream out of the DW Stadium in the dying moments here, you felt the attention was not so much on the Rhinos’ hopes of a ninth Super League title remaining alive, but the fact that, in truth, Wigan Warriors and their supporters had finally been put out of their misery in 2021.
Leeds hadn’t won in Wigan for eight years prior to this season. Since then, they have stopped the Warriors scoring twice in a matter of weeks, here in a manner that ultimately summed up one of the most forgettable seasons in the history of this great, proud rugby league club. Despite plenty of effort, the Warriors were bereft of creativity in attack at crucial junctures this year, and how that point was emphasised here.