Super League Rivals Round: St Helens and Wigan Warriors set for another Good Friday derby blockbuster

It is 20 years since St Helens and Wigan Warriors met in one of the most infamous Good Friday derbies of the Super League era. Two decades on from that clash at Knowsley Road, the rivalry remains as intense as it did before or since. The game itself ended in a dramatic 21-21 draw, with Sean Long's late drop goal earning Saints a share of the spoils and cancelling out an earlier one-pointer from Wigan icon Andy Farrell.

' Wellens played the unlikely role of peacemaker back in 2004, breaking up Great Britain captain Farrell and team-mate Paul Sculthorpe after they decided to settle a minor disagreement during that brawl as well. For Sculthorpe, the encounter summed up how the intensity goes up a level for both teams during the Good Friday derby games. 'I would always say the Good Friday games were like a Test match,' Sculthorpe told Super League's official website.

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