Receiving the ball on the fifth sort out huge out on the precise as Saints defended a 3rd straight set of six, final season’s Man of Steel tried his luck with a cheeky grubber kick.
It not solely nutmegged Makinson, it left him flat-footed as French had the tempo to win the race and contact down.
Harry Smith simply failed together with his inswinging left-foot kick from proper touchline because it curled in properly solely to bounce off the precise upright.
But worse was to return for Wigan as issues all started to go incorrect with the pink card.
Regalvanised Saints went forward 9 minutes from time when Lewis Dodd hung up a excessive left-foot bomb to the precise flank and winger Makinson timed his leap excellent to catch and rating.
Jonny Lomax put the conversion huge however, of their ultimate assault, Hurrell barrelled his approach over to finish Wigan’s unbeaten begin to the season and go prime of the Super League desk.
St Helens: Welsby; Makinson, Hurrell, Percival, Bennison; Lomax, Dodd; Walmsley, Clark, Lees, Whitley, Sironen, Knowles.
Interchanges: Mata’utia, Batchelor, Mbye, Wingfield, Davies.
Wigan: Field; Miski, Keighran, Wardle, Marshall; French, Smith; Byrne, O’Neill, Thompson, Isa, Farrell, Ellis.
Interchanges: Mago, Dupree, Leeming, Nsemba, Hill.
Sin-bin: Dupree (29).
Sent off: Byrne (64).
Referee: Chris Kendall.
