FRENCH FRIED
Bev too hot for Trinity
THE bulldozers are due at Belle Vue today – but Bevan French started the demolition job early as Wigan romped home.
Wakefield’s 98-year-old East Stand is being knocked down as part of a stadium revamp, but there was no emotional send-off for home fans yesterday.
Rampant Wigan were 18-0 up inside 14 minutes with dazzling French, back in his favoured fullback slot, tearing Trinity apart.
The Aussie’s clever passes created tries for Kai Pearce-Paul and Liam Farrell either side of Liam Marshall’s effort.
Although Wakefield hit back with converted tries from Max Jowitt and Mason Lino, a brilliant solo effort from French put Wigan back in control.
And when Lino was sin-binned for arguing about a ball-steal decision, French created another for Abbas Miski in the 37th minute.
On French’s stunning try, where he beat four defenders from a standing start, Warriors boss Matty Peet said: “Bevan looks most dangerous when you think there’s nothing there for him.
“Sometimes, when everyone else stops and waits, that’s when he’s at his instinctive best.”
French, 26, is out of contract at the end of the season and when asked if the player was any closer to securing his future, Peet said: “I wouldn’t say he’s any closer but we’re in communication.”
Jai Field’s wonderful pass put Miski in for his second at the start of the second half before French grabbed his own double.
Kyle Evans scored on his Wakefield debut and Jowitt smartly went in for his second.
But Pearce-Paul got his second and Willie Poching’s side, hammered 74-10 at Salford last time out, are in trouble.
They are just four points ahead of bottom club Toulouse, who meet Wakefield next and have a superior points difference.
Poching said: “Some of the issues against Salford were attitude and some of that was better today.
“But we just found ourselves under the pump too often today, especially at the start.”