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Sam Burgess’s team are only two points behind leaders St Helens and Wigan as we enter the second half of the season
By Gavin Willacy for No Helmets Required
Six days after their slugfest at Wembley, Wigan and Warrington will restart the countdown to what could be another meeting in a final in October. After celebrating their 21st Challenge Cup win, Wigan must adjust their focus from the glamour of Wembley to gritty Wheldon Road where they face Castleford on Friday night, while Warrington need to lift themselves for the visit of Salford.
It would be no surprise if the coach, Sam Burgess, led Warrington to glory in the next couple of years. If he does, they will look back on their flop at Wembley and realise it all started there. “We all wanted a spectacle and we didn’t get that,” admitted a visibly flat Burgess after his team had lost 18-8.