Wigan eases pressure on Noble

stepped off the bench to add a third shortly before the half-hour mark.

Matt Gidley crossed in the right corner shortly before the interval hooter and Sean Long converted all four to put his side 24-0 up and out of sight.

Rookie centre Chris Dean claimed a fifth try with six minutes remaining, which Long again converted, but Celtic emerged with much credit after reducing Saints to a largely frustrating second half.

Huddersfield improved its impressive record on the road as its 34-10 victory over Salford at The Willows made it seven wins from nine.

The win also gave the Giants revenge for their defeat at the Galpharm Stadium earlier in the season.

Tries from Leroy Cudjoe (two), Stephen Wild, Michael Lawrence, Brett Hodgson and Scott Moore and five conversions from six attempts from Brett Hodgson gave Huddersfield the win. Salford could only manage two tries through Jordan Turner and John Wilshere.