Peet: Pleased to get the win | Smith vows Rovers improvements

Matt Peet admitted his Wigan side made hard work of their opening win of the Super League season as they saw off Hull KR at Sewell Group Craven Park.

The Warriors outscored their hosts by five tries to two for a 24-10 victory, but both sides made plenty of mistakes in a contest which was more one-sided than the final score might have suggested.

Jake Bibby and Liam Marshall each scored two tries and Jai Field also crossed as the Warriors were too strong for a fellow top-six side from last season.

"I'm pleased with the result, I'm pleased with the amount of togetherness in the group," Wigan head coach Peet said. "We looked well-organised.

"A lack of accuracy in our defence meant we had to make more tackles than we needed to."

Despite his side dominating when it came to turning possession into points, Peet felt Rovers brought plenty to the contest.

The Wigan coach was, however, pleased his side recorded their first win to get their points tally up and running for the season.

"I think it's good that we've made a good start and got a good result because it builds confidence and it builds momentum," Peet said

"We put ourselves under pressure and we handled it but we could have got burned. It only takes a bounce of the ball."

Hull KR coach Tony Smith admitted his side had contributed to their own downfall, but he vowed they would get better.

Rovers wing Sam Wood had a debut to forget as he twice dropped high balls which Bibby turned into scores.

Meanwhile, Mikey Lewis and Matt Parcell scored tries for the home side.

"We certainly helped Wigan build their game," Smith said. "Wigan outplayed us, Matty outcoached me. They came out with some really good plans and some smart plays.

"We ran into their hands for most of the evening