Infotainment Factory: Ex-NRL star scores Super League record seven tries

Former NRL star and current Wigan flyer Bevan French racked up a Super League record seven tries in his side's 60-0 win over Hull FC.

French, along with fellow ex-NRL playmaker Jai Field ripped Hull to shreds, with French linking up with the former Eels and Dragons player to have four tries to his name by half-time.

It took 14 minutes for French to score his first four-pointer when he crossed in the right corner and he hit the kill-switch soon after.

The best of the bunch came when French danced his way around defenders, 30-metres out from the line, to race away to score, taking his tally to five.

Field and French combined for more misery for Hull in the second half, with French scoring his sixth and seventh soon after when he beat four Hull defenders to cross over for his final try of the game.

French could have inflicted more pain on Hull but was substituted off in the 57th minute.

"It was something very special and something I'll remember for a long time," French told the BBC.

"It's very rare you get to be on the same team as someone like Jai. He's very instinctive. Coming from our touch rugby background, a lot of the time it's reaction and you've got be ready with him.

"He puts the ball into my hands and I've just got to put the ball down - it's pretty easy."

Former Canberra winger Lesley Vainikolo held the previous record for most tries scored in a Super League game, when he scored six tries for Bradford Bulls - also against Hull - in 2005.

Warriors coach Matty Peet spoke glowingly of French post-match, highlighting the "unselfish" things the star did amid the try scoring romp.

"It's good to have a variety of threats and Bevan is one of them," Peet said of French after that win.

"He's a player you love to watch. I actually think Bevan is the most dangerous when you think there is nothing there for him, so when everyone stops and waits that's when he gets in.

"He (French) has been great for a while for us. He has done some special things, and tonight was a night he could showcase the talent he has got," said Peet.

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"That's what we love about him. He has got so much ability, he does a lot of selfless stuff and his teammates love him. He's a pleasure to work with on a daily basis. He got everything he deserved tonight."

French has now scored 18 tries for Wigan Warriors this season, 14 of which have come in the past six games.

The 26-year-old is off contract at the end of the season, with calls growing louder for Wayne Bennett to take a serious look at the former Eels fullback for the NRL's newest franchise's inaugural season next year.

The Dolphins have reportedly had trouble trying to lure top tier players for their first year, and someone like French would be seen as an affordable signing with plenty to prove in returning to the NRL.

Although, it's understood Wigan is close to resigning the star following his electric performances for the club since making the move to Warriors in 2019.

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