{"id":775638,"date":"2026-09-19T09:34:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T09:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/775638\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T09:34:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T09:34:17","slug":"derek-beaumont-accuses-wigan-warriors-of-trying-to-put-pressure-on-rfl-as-feud-reignites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/775638\/","title":{"rendered":"Derek Beaumont accuses Wigan Warriors of trying to \u2018put pressure\u2019 on RFL as feud reignites"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Leigh Leopards\u2019 owner Derek Beaumont has hit back at Wigan Warriors after they shared a statement online confirming that the away allocation for next Saturday\u2019s Super League semi-final would be capped at just 5,000, with Beaumont arguing it is a bid to \u2018put pressure on the RFL\u2019.<\/p>\n

That in itself would appear to be a very strange remark, however, some will remember that there is a history behind this, with Wigan claiming that Beaumont threatened to withdraw Leigh from last year\u2019s semi-final based on fears over away fan safety.<\/p>\n

Wigan shared a statement last October<\/a> confirming that Beaumont had made that threat in a 10:37 pm email, something that Beaumont would respond to with a 4,000-word-plus statement at 10:37 the following night.<\/p>\n

In the end, Beaumont personally boycotted the game, which Leigh would go on to lose, but the feud has seemingly reignited after Wigan preemptively shared a statement<\/a> to confirm that whichever side visits the Brick Community Stadium next week will only have an allocation of 5,000.<\/p>\n

Wigan correctly assert that the figure is more than double the mandatory 10% that clubs must allow, however, Beaumont has taken issue with the statement and commented on social media.<\/p>\n

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Derek Beaumont hits back at Wigan Warriors<\/p>\n

Posting on his personal account, the Leigh Leopards\u2019 owner responded to a comment after being tagged in the post.<\/p>\n

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He said: \u201cThis is the club trying to put pressure on the RFL to agree to this nonsense after last year when an investigation found it wholly inappropriate to prevent fans accessing a stadium with thousands of empty seats. Again bringing it to twitter ultra professional is that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s game recorded an attendance of 18,523 despite Leigh having their number of away fans capped, with the Leopards crashing out at that stage of the play-offs for the second year in a row to neighbours Wigan.<\/p>\n

Should Leigh beat Wakefield Trinity tonight and Warrington Wolves beat Hull KR on Saturday evening, the pair will meet again at the Brick next Saturday.<\/p>\n

This is the club trying to put pressure on the @TheRFL<\/a> to agree to this nonsense after last year when an investigation found it wholly inappropriate to prevent fans accessing a stadium with thousands of empty seats. Again bringing it to twitter ultra professional is that \ud83d\ude29<\/p>\n

\u2014 Derek John Beaumont (@derek_beaumont) September 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

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