Wigan beat Huddersfield with late comeback

Betfred Super League

Huddersfield (12) 18

Tries: Flanagan, King, Greenwood Goals: Flanagan 3

Wigan (4) 22

Tries: Marshall, Field, Farrimond 2 Goals: Keighran 2, Marshall

Wigan Warriors pulled off a last-gasp victory over Huddersfield Giants to close the gap on Hull KR at the top of Super League.

Luke Robinson's struggling Giants looked set to produce a major upset against the reigning champions and came within one play of only their second win of their campaign.

But with the clock showing just five seconds of time remaining, Jack Farrimond finished off a Hail Mary move to clinch the points.

Defeat was tough for the Giants to take after making most of the running against below-par Wigan in blustery conditions at the Flair Stadium in Dewsbury, where the match was played because of a concert at Huddersfield's John Smith's Stadium.

Tries from George Flanagan, George King and Joe Greenwood, all with added extra points, had given them a 18-16 lead going into the final play of the game.

But Farrimond's second try of the match, adding to tries from Liam Marshall and Jai Field, saw Wigan land the sucker punch to narrow the gap to Hull KR to two points.

More to follow.

Huddersfield: Flanagan, Gagai, Milne, Halsall, Bibby, Lolohea, Clune, Wilson, Woolford, Powell, Hewitt, Greenwood, Cudjoe

Interchanges: Golding, King, Burgess, Rush

Wigan: Field, Eckersley, Keighran, Wardle, Marshall, Farrimond, Smith, Havard, O'Neill, Byrne, Nsemba, Farrell, Ellis

Interchanges: Mago, Leeming, Dupree, Hill

Referee: Liam Moore.