Wigan Warriors 8–20 Leeds Rhinos — Semi-Final, 2022 Super League Finals Series
16 Sep 2022 · DW Stadium, Wigan · Attendance: 12,777
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 2022 Super League finals series: Wigan Warriors 8–20 Leeds Rhinos, at DW Stadium, Wigan on 16 Sep 2022.
Sourcing caveat: No referee name was identified in sources found. Bentley's two try minutes (47' and 65') and O'Connor's (45') are as reported by the sources found, not independently re-verified against match footage.
Scoring timeline
| 10′ | Wigan Warriors — try, Marshall |
| 45′ | Leeds Rhinos — try, O'Connor |
| 47′ | Leeds Rhinos — try, Bentley |
| 65′ | Leeds Rhinos — try, Bentley |
| 80′ | Wigan Warriors — try, Powell |
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: Marshall 10'; Powell 80' |
| Leeds Rhinos | Tries: O'Connor 45'; Bentley 47'; Bentley 65' Goals: Hardaker (3 goals, incl. a penalty before half-time) |
Team sheets
| Wigan Warriors | Leeds Rhinos | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Jai Field | Fullback | Richard Myler | 16 |
| 1 | Bevan French | Wing | Tom Briscoe | 20 |
| 21 | Kai Pearce-Paul | Centre | Zak Hardaker | 33 |
| 2 | Jake Bibby | Centre | Liam Sutcliffe | 4 |
| 5 | Liam Marshall | Wing | Liam Tindall | 29 |
| 16 | Harry Smith | Five-Eighth | Blake Austin | 6 |
| 7 | Thomas Leuluai (c) | Halfback | Aidan Sezer | 7 |
| 8 | Brad Singleton | Prop | Mikolaj Oledzki | 8 |
| 9 | Sam Powell | Hooker | Jarrod O'Connor | 24 |
| 20 | Liam Byrne | Prop | Matt Prior | 10 |
| 11 | Willie Isa | Second Row | James Bentley | 11 |
| 13 | John Bateman | Second Row | Zane Tetevano | 13 |
| 14 | Morgan Smithies | Lock | Cameron Smith (c) | 17 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 10 | Patrick Mago | Kruise Leeming | 9 | |
| 15 | Kaide Ellis | Bodene Thompson | 19 | |
| 19 | Ethan Havard | Sam Walters | 22 | |
| 36 | Mike Cooper | James Donaldson | 25 | |
| Matt Peet | Coach | Rohan Smith | ||
Match officials
| Referee | — |
Match report
Leeds Rhinos beat Wigan Warriors 20-8 at the DW Stadium to reach the Grand Final, despite trailing 4-2 at half-time and being outplayed territorially for long spells. Leeds scored twice within five minutes of the restart through Jarrod O'Connor and James Bentley, who added a second try later in the half. Wigan's night was made harder when John Bateman was sent off for a late hit on Aidan Sezer. Liam Marshall's early try and a Sam Powell score in the final minute weren't enough for the hosts.