A line break from Gareth Hock gave the home side a six point lead after two minutes, following a successful conversion from Pat Richards.

He made a flick pass to Pat Richards, who then fended off Rod Jensen to score.

From the grand final team, Mark O'Neill, and Pat Richards signed with English clubs.

Only the errant kicking boots of Pat Richards prevented the scoreline from being any higher.

Pat Richards did not return to the field after the break due to an achilles tendon injury.

Pat Richards is the first Australian player to score 1,000 points or more for the Wigan club.

Pat Richards kicked the extras so the scores were level at 6 all.

Pat Richards had the final say with conversion.

Pat Richards missed the attempted conversion so the score remained 0-4 in favour of the Warriors.

After a slow start, Bryce Gibbs and Pat Richards scored tries to give the Tigers a 12-6 lead.