St Helens crush Wigan after Adrian Lam fields youngsters to keep cup side sharp

• Wigan 0-42 St Helens
• Wigan suffer derby humiliation with frontline players rested

Wigan’s youngsters were no match for St Helens, who leapfrogged their great rivals at the top of the table after taking full advantage of a much-changed Warriors side with one eye on Saturday’s Challenge Cup semi-final against Leeds.

Adrian Lam left out almost all of his frontline players, instead fielding one of the youngest lineups in Wigan’s history. It included six debutants from the academy with Umyla Hanley – the son of Ellery Hanley – among them.

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