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Peet promises more nights to match Wigan’s World Club Challenge triumph
WIGAN head coach Matt Peet promised more nights to match their nerve-shredding World Club Challenge win over triple NRL champions Penrith at a sold-out Loire Drive.
The hosts clung on for a record-equalling fifth triumph — to emulate Super League rivals St Helens — with a 16-12 victory in a thrilling game in which the lead swung five times and Penrith came within inches of levelling on the hooter.
Peet told the BBC: “Nights like this are the ones we crave and we’re going to have plenty more.
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