Wigan Warriors 28–18 Hull FC — Semi-Final, 2016 Super League Finals Series
30 Sep 2016 · DW Stadium, Wigan · Attendance: 10,013
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 2016 Super League finals series: Wigan Warriors 28–18 Hull FC, at DW Stadium, Wigan on 30 Sep 2016.
Sourcing caveat: No sin bins/cards were identified in sources found.
Scoring timeline
| 7′ | Wigan Warriors — try, Tierney |
| 13′ | Wigan Warriors — try, Tierney |
| 40′ | Wigan Warriors — try, Bateman |
| 46′ | Hull FC — try, Bowden |
| 50′ | Hull FC — try, Watts |
| 63′ | Hull FC — try, Michaels |
| 70′ | Wigan Warriors — try, Powell |
| 78′ | Wigan Warriors — try, Gelling |
Tries with a sourced minute, in order scored, with the conversion kicked/missed alongside each one where source data lets us match a kicker to that specific try. Tries whose exact minute isn't recorded in available sources appear in the Scorers table below but not here; goal tallies we can't attribute to one specific try are shown as descriptive text in Scorers rather than guessed into this timeline.
Scorers
| Wigan Warriors | Tries: Tierney 7'; Tierney 13'; Bateman 40'; Powell 70'; Gelling 78' Goals: Smith (3 conversions, 40'/70'/78', plus a penalty goal 54') |
| Hull FC | Tries: Bowden 46'; Watts 50'; Michaels 63' Goals: Sneyd (3 conversions) |
Team sheets
| Wigan Warriors | Hull FC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Dan Sarginson | Fullback | Jamie Shaul | 1 |
| 2 | Josh Charnley | Wing | Steve Michaels | 19 |
| 3 | Anthony Gelling | Centre | Mahe Fonua | 2 |
| 20 | Oliver Gildart | Centre | Kirk Yeaman | 24 |
| 22 | Lewis Tierney | Wing | Fetuli Talanoa | 5 |
| 6 | George Williams | Five-Eighth | Carlos Tuimavave | 3 |
| 7 | Matty Smith | Halfback | Marc Sneyd | 7 |
| 8 | Dominic Crosby | Prop | Scott Taylor | 8 |
| 16 | Sam Powell | Hooker | Danny Houghton | 9 |
| 24 | Frank-Paul Nu'uausala | Prop | Liam Watts | 10 |
| 14 | John Bateman | Second Row | Frank Pritchard | 23 |
| 12 | Liam Farrell | Second Row | Mark Minichiello | 12 |
| 25 | Willie Isa | Lock | Danny Washbrook | 30 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 19 | Taulima Tautai | Chris Green | 15 | |
| 21 | Ryan Sutton | Josh Bowden | 22 | |
| 28 | Jake Shorrocks | Jordan Thompson | 16 | |
| 29 | Joe Bretherton | Jordan Abdull | 13 | |
| Shaun Wane | Coach | Lee Radford | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Robert Hicks |
Match report
Wigan Warriors beat Hull FC 28-18 at the DW Stadium to reach a fourth consecutive Grand Final, a rematch of the 2013 final against Warrington. Wigan led 14-0 at half-time through two Lewis Tierney tries and a John Bateman try, but Hull staged a major second-half comeback — tries from Josh Bowden, Liam Watts and Steve Michaels (after a lengthy video-referee review) briefly put Hull 18-16 ahead. Wigan responded with late tries from Sam Powell and Anthony Gelling to close it out.