Wigan enter the Challenge Cup final with a crushing seven-try win over Hull KR | Challenge Cup

Wigan produced a magnificent display to book their first trip to Wembley in seven years after dismantling Hull KR to reach next month’s Challenge Cup final.

The Warriors will return to rugby league’s premier event for a record 34th time and are now one win away from their 21st cup triumph after a 38-6 triumph at Doncaster. They were out of sight at half-time after a near-perfect 40 minutes which saw them 24-0 up.

Rovers, who beat Wigan in last year’s semi-final, never looked likely to repeat that triumph. They have made great strides under Willie Peters over the past 18 months, but this was perhaps their worst performance since the Aussie took over.

Wigan were immediately the stronger and more clinical of the two sides with their first try when Jake Wardle found space on the outside of Peta Hiku to touch down with the kind of ease that set the tone for the afternoon.

Their 4-0 lead was doubled when Bevan French’s pinpoint strike found Abbas Miski unmarked before the extraordinary Junior Nsemba crashed over a poor Rovers defense for his third try.

Things would get worse for Rovers as the break approached. First, Joe Burgess’ error saw Miski claim his second and then Wigan exploited Rovers’ weaknesses down the right to allow Smith to collect for a well-taken try. That made it 24-0 and Wigan opened up a five-point lead after the break with an Adam Keighran penalty.

Rovers got on the scoreboard when Burgess finished well in the corner, but when the Robins let the ball go out of play from the kick-off, Wigan capitalized once more as Tyler Dupree headed in from close range.

There was still time for Wigan’s seventh try when Wardle crossed for his second.