Penrith started positively and saw plenty of possession early on, only to surrender a threatening field position by being penalised for holding on in the tackle. Wigton kicked for touch and won the subsequent lineout, but coughed up the ball in midfield. Penrith went straight back on the attack and scrum half Ed Swale put in a well weighted chip which right winger Jamie McNaughton gathered for an early unconverted try.

Wigton tried to come back immediately as good work by centre Richard Moffatt and Chris Pattinson won possession in midfield. Scrum half Tane Manihera found the Penrith 22 with a good kick. Soon after that however, he expressed disagreement with referee Mitchelhill's interpretation of the tackle area. The referee, deciding that he needed no assistance, and aware of Tane's advancing years, gave him the benefit of a ten minute rest by showing him the yellow card.

In his absence, Penrith extended their lead to 8-0 by virtue of a penalty from James Boustead. The restart was claimed by Wigton winger Stephen Harris and Penrith transgressed with hands in the ruck. Fly half Johnny Charters narrowed the gap with a penalty kick.

Wigton's hopes were dashed shortly afterwards when they again lost the ball in midfield. Penrith showed quick hands to move the ball to Darren Lee on the left winger. He was able to outpace the defence and score arty which, when converted by Boustead, made the score 3-15.

Penrith next struck from long range when they moved the ball from a mark in their own 22. Centre Boustead spotted the defence cutting down cue for wide runners but he coolly slotted a diagonal kick behind the Wigton backs for McNaughton to run onto and score his second try. The conversion made the score 3-22.

That became 3-29 from the restart. Centre Kris Bratton made a strong break from halfway, only to be hauled down short of the line. His support soon arrived and the ball was moved left for McNaughton to complete his hat trick.

Thing continued in a similar vein after halftime. Penalties enable Penrith to keep play in the home 22. Penrith's lineout throw seemed to go not quite to plan, but second row Ryan Johnson latched onto a palmed down ball at the tail of the line and powered his way over the line. 3-36.

A scrum was the starting point for Penrith's next score. Indeed they were dominant here from quite an early point. The Wigton eight were shunted back at an alarming rate at times with only splendid work by No 8 Stuart Creighton salvaging usable possession. On this occasion Penrith used a scrum from which to run a complicated backs' move which saw the ball end up with full back James Spencer. He made a fine junking run into the 22 from where Johnson took an offload and charged upto the line. As he was stopped he was able to hand the ball on ton fellow second rower Harlan Corrie who crashed over between the posts. 3-43.

Penrith were now in the middle of a real purple pass. Wigton were penalised in their own 22 for throwing the ball into touch. From the penalty the ball was passed along the back line and Bratton found McNaughton with an inside ball as the winger roared into space and over the line. 3-50.

From the kick off prop Jarrett Crouch broke the defensive line with a powerful carry. He passed to stand off Pale Tuilagi who drew the last defender and, with support runners on either side for him, put the ball inside to hooker Craig Price who went between the posts. 3-57.

Having seen very little of the ball for twenty minutes, Wigton were determined to use what possession came their way. Full back Ryan Clark eagerly gathered a stray pass and made a determined run along the right touchline. More loose ball led to winger Cory Bouch being tackled into touch in the corner and this was followed by Pattinson being held up over the line. As Wigton produced their most sustained efforts of the day, Penrith started to make errors. McNaughton thought he was away for a length-of-the-field try, but play was brought back for a forward pass. When Penrith were penalised for crossing Manihera took a quick tap and passed to Charters who dummies and then showed strength and determination to wriggle through defenders for a try which he converted. 10-57.

Wigton toke possession from the restart but the ball was lost in contact. Swale again showed good vision and put the ball behind the defence for Lee to take advantage of his pace and score his second try. 10-64.

The home team had the last word as again they were able to build some pressure deep in Penrith territory. This resulted in a lineout which produced what, not too long ago, was a regulation catch and drive try for Wigton, with Manihera appearing to claim the score. Charters converted well for a final score of 17-64.

Wigton kept their efforts going to the end trying hard with the ball we had. In the end however, Penrith were simply too strong in the scrums and too quick out wide.