Everything is quiet this Easter weekend but in 2004 the two sides played out an unforgettable 21-21 draw in which Jon Wilkin and Terry Newton squared up
This weekend, for the first time in a quarter of a century, there will be no talk in the shops of St Helens and Wigan about the one game that matters more to their supporters than any other. The world is an eerie, unfamiliar place, and for rugby league fans it will never be more obvious than on Good Friday when the traditional derby between two of the sport’s most famous sides is absent.
Separated by only eight miles across Billinge Hill, these two north-west towns where rugby league is akin to a religion can often guarantee entertainment when they collide. Never was that more evident than 16 years ago.
Written by Aaron Bower
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