Wigan Warriors 18–12 St Helens — Elimination Play-off, 2004 Super League Finals Series

Elimination Play-off, 2004 Super League finals series: Wigan Warriors 18–12 St Helens, at JJB Stadium, Wigan on 25 Sep 2004.

Sourcing caveat: Individual try minutes were not confirmed across sources and are omitted rather than guessed at. Both lineups fetched cleanly with real, varied squad numbers (e.g. Wigan's Andy Farrell at 13 (Prop) rather than the more familiar single-digit number he wore in some other seasons; St Helens' James Roby at 26 (bench Wing) as a young squad player, and Paul Sculthorpe at 13 (Lock)) rather than a suspicious sequential 1-13 index, so no re-fetch was needed. Wigan's numbering cross-matched closely, with only minor bench rotation, across the club's two further 2004 finals appearances (Elimination Semi-Final v Wakefield, Elimination Final v Leeds). Coaches confirmed via web search: Denis Betts (Wigan — Wikipedia's Denis Betts biography states he "took temporary charge in May 2004 when [Mike] Gregory stepped down due to illness" and held the role for roughly a year, which covers this September 2004 match and all of Wigan's 2004 finals fixtures; corroborated by Rugby League Project's own 2004 Wigan season page, which records Gregory coaching 26 matches and Betts the remaining 10, matching a mid-season handover) and Ian Millward (St Helens — his Wikipedia biography states his tenure ran from March 2000 until his suspension and sacking in May 2005, fully covering this September 2004 match).