Wigan Overpower Toulouse To Keep Up Perfect Start

7 March 2026


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Toulouse (6) 16


Tries: Ashall-Bott, charge try, Laguerre Goals: Shorrocks 2


Wigan (18) 36


Tries: Eckersley 2, Keighran 2, French, O'Neill, Walters Goals: Keighran 4


Wigan Warriors ran in four tries in 14 minutes as they subdued Toulouse Olympique to maintain their 100% winning start to the Super League season.


Wigan made it four wins from four versus Toulouse to reopen their two-point lead at the top after Warrington Wolves won on Friday to move level with them.


Zach Eckersley and Adam Keighran each scored two shots in Wigan's first-half onslaught at the Stade Ernest-Wallon before Bevan French, Brad O'Neill and Sam Walters completed their scoring.


Super League beginners Toulouse never quit and their scores came from Olly Ashall-Bott, a charge shot and Benjamin Laguerre.


Wigan started like a group who had steamrollered their method to the top of Super League and opened the scoring after simply eight minutes when Eckersley discussed in the corner to crown a great passing relocation.


Keighran powered over the line three minutes later on and added the kick to make it 10-0.


Wigan were ruthless and Keighran forced his method over again in the 16th minute to extend the Warriors' result in 14-0 before Eckerlsey reviewed in the corner on 22 minutes to make it 18-0.


Toulouse attempted to respond and French, deputising at full-back for Jai Field, who is recuperating from an appendix operation, made a try-saving tackle on Ashall-Bott.


Ashall-Bott would not be denied, however, and crossed the line after collecting Laguerre's kick on the stroke of half-time.


Toulouse attempted to continue their resurgence, however Wigan were just too good and French showed fantastic strength to power over the line on 53 minutes to make it 22-6.


Toulouse refused to rest and they were awarded a penalty try out 58 minutes when Liam Marshall dealt with without the ball as he tried to touch down. Shorrocks added the additional points to lower Wigan's result in 24-12.


Back came Wigan 2 minutes later on and 20-year-old Jack Farrimond showed what a star he will be as he burst through before setting up Brad O'Neill to cross the line and increase their lead to 30-12.


Still Toulouse kept going and Laguerre went over in the left-hand corner on 66 minutes, regardless of French's deal with.


Man of the match Farrimond contributed to 4 shots and he weaved his method through Toulouse to establish Sam Walters for Wigan's seventh shot eight minutes from time.


'I like the mindset of the group' - response


Wigan Warriors head coach Matt Peet stated:


"It was a brave performance. Credit to Toulouse who challenged us and postured problems. I liked our start, we required to take it up which we did.


"There will certainly be things we look at, and technical things we might have done much better, but playing here brings challenges in different ways.


"It's extremely early days. There will be challenges to conquer in the future, but I like the mentality of the group."


Toulouse: Ashall-Bott; Laguerre, Tropis, Rennie, Polselli; Lacans, Shorrocks; Belmas, Hands, Butler, Jussaume, Wallace, Marion.


Interchanges: Cator, Bretherton, Roumanos, Garrigues.


Wigan: French; Eckersley, Keighran, Farrell, Marshall; Farrimond, Smith; Havard, O'Neill, Thompson, Nsemba, Walters, Ellis.


Interchanges: Mago, Partington, Eseh, Kerr.


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