After all, it is not like this most outstanding of rugby league sides needs any additional help. Matt Peet's team completed a historic quadruple with victory against Hull KR at Old Trafford on Saturday night. The first clean sweep of the Super League era and only the second in nearly a century.
“There was never a point where we sat down and thought we'd win all four,” the Wigan captain, Liam Farrell, said. “I didn't think it was achievable any more but as the year went on and we knocked off the first two trophies it became more realistic.”
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