NEW Wolves flyer Jason Roach made history with his Challenge Cup try haul at Wakefield Trinity.

The winger became the first Warrington player to score four tries on his debut and it helped to steer Warrington to their first ever Challenge Cup win at Wakefield Trinity.

Roach said afterwards: "All that I wanted to do and all that the team wanted to do on Sunday was win - the tries were a bonus!"

The wing flyer became the first player for 37 years to score four tries in a Challenge Cup game for Warrington. Winger Brian Bevan and centre Jim Challinor scored four each at Doncaster in 1961.

Roach clinched his hat-trick in the 74th minute of Sunday's fourth round tie. His fourth touch down came two minutes from time.

Roach said: "I always seem to score on my debuts but I've not scored four on a debut before.

"I once scored five in a game for Swinton, that was against Prescot two years ago in Swinton's promotion season.

"On that day I just seemed to keep popping up in the right place at the right time but against Wakefield I picked up on the good work of others. Two of my tries came off big hits in defence, one of them a brilliant shot by Jon Roper, and all I had to do was put the ball over the line."

Roach showed the Wakefield defence a clean pair of heels for two of his tries and he displayed agility to cross in the corner for another when two defenders looked to barge him into touch.

The 26-year-old acknowledged the view that not many Warrington supporters would have known of his abilities when he put pen to paper at Wilderspool during the close season.

He said: "Darryl Van de Velde has taken a big chance with me. I had about a dozen games with Castleford last year.

"I have also been at St. Helens and on loan at London but really I made my name at Swinton where I scored 43 tries in 45 games.

"Darryl's seen the potential in me and he's given me a shot. I won't let him down or the fans. I will always score tries, I always have done."

Roach explained why he wanted to join Warrington.

"One of the reasons is that older players at Castleford, who were there when Darryl was there, were saying good things about him.

"When Darryl was there it was the best side Castleford had had for a long time.

"So I've come here on the back of knowing what Darryl's capable of and I know what he expects off players.

"With Darryl it is simple. If you don't do the business on the pitch, you don't get in next week and that is how he is going to get a good performance week in, week out.

"The competition for places is good so it doesn't matter what you did three weeks ago, it's your last game that counts."

Roach will be hoping to repeat his display against his hometown club St. Helens in the fifth round of the Challenge Cup.

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