Challenge Cup: Wigan Warriors 20-0 Salford Red Devils - Hosts ease through to quarter-finals

Wigan Warriors last faced Salford Red Devils in the Challenge Cup at the semi-final stage in 2017 - a match they also won

Wigan Warriors sealed their place in the Challenge Cup quarter-finals as they eased past Salford Red Devils.

John Bateman sent the hosts further ahead in the second half as Wigan continued their dominance.

Salford, finalists in 2020, rarely threatened Wigan as they were kept scoreless on a night for them to forget at the DW Stadium.

Salford came into the tie off the back of beating Leeds in Super League on 18 March in a match where they were forced to come from behind.

In that game they overcame the Rhinos' slender two-point half-time lead at the break, but Byrne and Marshall's scores, in addition to Zak Hardaker's kicking, left them 14 points down at the interval.

Wigan picked up where they left off after the break thanks to Bateman's try and the hosts thought they had further extended their lead soon after.

Sam Powell saw his effort ruled out by video referee Chris Kendall, however, sparing Salford on a night where they were well off the pace.

Wigan: Field, Hardaker, Pearce-Paul, Bibby, Marshall, Cust, Leuluai, Smithies, Powell, Byrne, Farrell, Bateman, Isa.

Interchanges: Mago, Partington, Havard, Shorrocks.

Salford: Brierley, Williams, Cross, Lafai, Burgess, Croft, Sneyd, Ormondroyd, Ackers, Wells, Lannon, Greenwood, Taylor.

Interchanges: Vuniyayawa, Atkin, Johnson, Gerrard.

Referee: R. Hicks.

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