WARRINGTON Wolves players' character was praised by their coach following Monday's Super League victory at Halifax Blue Sox.

It was Warrington's sixth win from six outings against the Blue Sox and was credit to the Wolves keeping going for the full 80 minutes.

Wolves coach Darryl Van de Velde said: "I thought our players showed a lot of character in the second half.

"Both teams were tired, possibly because of playing so quickly after the previous game over the Easter period.

"Players were bouncing off tackles on both sides but our players really put their hands up and showed they wanted to win the game.

"The 12 hours or so extra rest we had between games could have been significant towards the back end.

"But to be fair Halifax put us under a lot of pressure in the first half. Three or four times we had to kick out from close to our goal line and when you are under that kind of pressure players burn up a lot of fuel.

"So I thought our players showed a lot of guts and determination to hang in there."

Van de Velde admitted it was a nail-biting encounter.

He said: "When Dean Busby scored his second try I thought we had it won but Halifax still came back at us."

The Wolves boss was impressed by three of his forwards in particular.

He said: "Dean Busby was outstanding again and Marty Masella and Danny Nutley played well. Marty missed the pre-season unfortunately so when he gets fit he will be a great asset to the club.

"As a team probably the half backs didn't go forward as well as I'd like them to but they got us around the park and it brought us two valuable points.

"The two wins over Easter have been good for us but we've got to build on it."

Van de Velde kept his final word for the wonderful following of the supporters. There must have been between 1,500-2000 fans at The Shay cheering and singing their favourites to success.

Van de Velde said: "The fans were brilliant again.

"They really gave the boys a big boost and they continue to do all the motivating work for me on the field."